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

Saturday, February 22, 2014

Channeling Matt Dillion

The new deck for this week will be the Tarot of the Absurd, created and self-published by Jessica Shanahan. Today's card is the Three of Coins:
I love the potter used for this card - she's not afraid of getting her hands dirty to master her craft. She's dressed for comfort and for mess because her focus is not on clothes but in the task at hand. I thought of my attempt at signing up for Obamacare recently (though we've never had any major health issues, Blue Cross/Blue Shield charges my daughter and I about $700 a month for health insurance). Typical of government websites, the Health Care one is quite a labyrinth to navigate if you aren't sure what you're doing. So I'm dressing for comfort today, with documents of income in hand, and heading downtown for a seminar at the civic center to see what can be accomplished. I'm hoping they'll help me craft a plan that is actually affordable and will suit our needs.

The oracle deck I'll be using for the week is another self-published one by Masha Falkov called the Post Psychedelic Cypberpunk. This morning's draw is the "Gunslinger:"
The Gunslinger represents those nerves of steel that help us to survive. Seeing how my health insurance takes such a huge chunk of my income every month, survival is definitely an issue. But I know there will probably be a crowd a people to deal with and government tape to wade through - two of things that are not on my list of favorites. Guess I'll need to channel Matt Dillion from Gunsmoke to ease my way through today.



7 comments:

  1. With these kind of things you hardly can see the wood for the trees. It is good they have seminars to inform the people. I cannot help but wonder why everything has to be so complicated nowadays.
    It is the same here too. Lots of companies, one promising even more than the other and it is very difficult to know which one is the best choice. Since my husband has to have a lot of care I stay with my insurance company for now.

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    1. Thank goodness we had a very nice young girl to help us wade through everything, though we still have some choices to make.

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  2. He has drawn the bullet not the gun. Time to seek and recognize the arcane without being weighed down by the gobblegook. Good luck, pre-obamacare my medical insurance would be in the $12-1500.00 dollar a month range.

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    1. Insurance and medical companies are taking advantage of people in my opinion. Something is terribly wrong when an American can be traveling in the UK, have unexpected major surgery with a two week stay in the hospital, and only have to pay $3000 (true story). That price wouldn't even cover meds here!

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  3. Hi thesycamoretree! I hope you can solve it quickly and in the better suitable way for you. Here there are many private medical coverage companies (called Pre-Paid Medicine) which are very expensive but we have many good Hospitals and Medical Centres, free for all citizens and at least there are choices adaptable for all pockets. Good luck! A kiss and Muchas Estrellas!!!!!!!!

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    1. It's nice that because of Obama we at least have some options that weren't available before!

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    2. Good! Changes for better are always very welcome and encouraging for all :)

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