From the Oracle of the Radiant Sun comes the card "Defense - Mars in Taurus:"
Sunday, January 26, 2014
Elvis Has Left the Building
From the Alchemical Renewed Tarot, Death:
In alchemy, the image of Death was used to represent the process of putrefaction. Though it has no modern counterpart, it was originally believed that chemicals were alive. This stage ground and dissolved the material in a humid oven, separating the material from its essence. Place gives his Death figure an arrow rather than a scythe, suggesting a connection to Cupid. Both attraction and separation (beginning and ending) are a natural cycle, such as the harvested corn that is ground and in turn feeds and gives life. But while I understand it from a logical point of view, I still find generally find those endings an unwelcome surprise.
From the Oracle of the Radiant Sun comes the card "Defense - Mars in Taurus:"
Take the aggressive, impulsive Mars and add the stubborn, earthiness of Taurus, and you have defensive team to be reckoned with. Come hell or high water, they're not going to budge. Which is great if you have something worth protecting, but what if "Elvis has left the building?" The human heart may want to protest and fight, but logic tells me it will only be wasted energy.
From the Oracle of the Radiant Sun comes the card "Defense - Mars in Taurus:"
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It is difficult to give up when your heart is still in it. But when you face Death in the eyes you know you have lost the fight. Like the last flower in my garden knew when it started freezing :)
ReplyDeleteI think nature is a good teacher in learning how to accept endings.
DeleteDefinitely! And like a good teacher it never grows tired of teaching the same thing over and over again:)
DeleteHey, what fun to see someone else using a Smith/Astrop deck!
ReplyDeleteI think out of all their decks, this one is my favorite.
DeleteWe come up with so many defences against endings and sadness, yet ultimately acceptance is the only answer. Or perhaps distracting ourselves with something else, to take the sting out of it...
ReplyDeleteI think I definitely go with the distraction route when my bulldozing defensive moves don't have an effect, but eventually I find I have to deal with it one way or another.
DeleteThe thing with distraction, as I've seen it, is that it can get us through until we are able to deal with the underlying stuff :)
DeleteYes, acceptance is a process (like grief) and dealing with it head on is not always an option. Sometimes it has to seep in, and a distraction can sometimes give it the time to do that (and why I like reading novels. :) ).
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