I use tarot and oracle cards as tools for reflection and contemplation. Rather than divining the future, they are a way for me to look more deeply at the "now."
"The goal isn't to arrive, but to meander, to saunter, to make your life a holy wandering." ~ Rami Shapiro

Thursday, January 2, 2014

Transformational Touchstones

From the Thoth Tarot, the Aeon (Judgment):
Instead of the young becoming old, the ruler Horus has been transformed into the child Horus again. The term "aeon" refers to a new age, a time when I acknowledge the old self (warts and all) and shed it for a new self. It is both an awakening and a turning point, but unlike fate over which I have no control, this involves a decision and change instigated by me. I am reminded of my grandsons who always want a "do-over" when we are playing - begging for another turn for a chance to do better. Yet every morning or every moment I can choose a "do-over" when I wake up and see that a change in attitude, belief and behavior would be beneficial and healing.

The card from the Vertical Oracle this morning is "Ritual:"
A ritual marks a rite of passage or can clarify one's intention. I would imagine most people have them even if they don't label them as such. It can also remind me of a spiritual change I am attempting to make in my life, and becomes a "touchstone" to act as a post-it note. I wish I could say that I didn't need any physical reminder of the transformation I am working on, but I do.
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  1. Sharyn Mallow WoerzJanuary 2, 2014 at 8:43 AM

    but how do we know what to take with us? Some of our hardest times and worst behaviors have shaped us...just who are we when perfect? We have to hold the memory of the hard if for no other reason than to know what to avoid.

    While I was asleep she turned all the heat registers up to 90 and shat on her bedroom carpet :) I'm madder about the heat, mostly because I taped down the registers in her room and bath, I should have done the same everywhere else.
    OK, I feel better. The bodily functions are just progressive steps down the road of her disease.

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    1. thesycamoretreeJanuary 2, 2014 at 8:53 AM

      I will never have to worry about reaching perfection - that would be like telling an apple to turn itself into an avocado. :D I don't think transformation means forgetting the hard times and the "boy did I screw that up" times. It just means I reach a point where I know I need to change, and as Gandhi put it, I need to "be the change" instead of waiting for the world to change for me.
      You have more patience and love than the majority of folks I know. So are y'all going to move, or stay there? I imagine you will have to "mother-proof" the other house if you do. Big hug to you (((S))).

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  2. EllenJanuary 2, 2014 at 9:25 AM

    When you give yourself the permission to a do over, every day is a new creation. Then every one you'll meet is an encounter with the Divine in them. How hard could it be to be kind to God(dess) I wish I was Avocado enough to open my eyes for real each morning

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    1. thesycamoretreeJanuary 2, 2014 at 9:40 AM

      It would be wonderful if I could truly recognize the divine in each person I met every day. :)

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  3. Neopagan PriestessJanuary 4, 2014 at 5:59 AM

    I love the title of your post. And I don't think needing a talisman, a physical reminder, is a bad thing. Whatever helps… :)

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    1. thesycamoretreeJanuary 4, 2014 at 7:08 AM

      I need lots of reminders. :) I once carried around a fist-sized rock (had to be out in the open) that was an exercise to remind people not to speak about or listen to conversations which tore down or made fun of another person in any way. It looked ridiculous but it worked!

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