From the Lakota Sweat Lodge Cards this morning comes "Niyan - Spirit of Man:"
Thursday, April 10, 2014
What Now?
From the Buckland Romani Tarot, the Seven of Bolers (Wheels):
Outside the city wall, a man examines a set of wheels and places them in his flat-cart. The roofs of houses and the smokestacks of factories rise behind him. Is the demand for his skill in wagon-making dying out? Will he find a new source of income by learning a new trade? And if he does, will part of his culture disappear? The image of this card seems to blend the Thoth's idea of unfulfilled success with the RWS's need for reassessment. This guy definitely has talent and knowledge, he just needs to apply it to a new area (which is going to require a flexible and receptive attitude).
From the Lakota Sweat Lodge Cards this morning comes "Niyan - Spirit of Man:"
The companion book associates this card with the Higher Self: "I am that in you that speaks of Truth. I am your own Self. I am the navigator through experience." We humans are strange creatures. When we find ourselves in a quandary like the wagon-maker above, we want other people to tell us what to do, to give us the solution to our problems. Of course when we get what we ask for, we generally ignore the information. I think it may be because deep down within us, there are answers that would bring us wholeness and joy. Unfortunately, that kind of guidance often requires courage, perseverance and discipline - three things the ego would rather do without.
From the Lakota Sweat Lodge Cards this morning comes "Niyan - Spirit of Man:"
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Perhaps that's why the ego doesn't want us to meditate:)
ReplyDeleteThere is always something "more important" to attend to.
I am going to do it right now! Thanks!
My ego definitely has a self-centered agenda which includes not doing anything too hard!
DeleteI've always like this 7 card. So many real trades have gone. There is still a broom factory in the south that makes straw brooms by hand. Amazing to watch.
ReplyDeleteWe lost our town bank this year. Not enough people actually going inside anymore.
Our newspaper is about 8" wide and 4 pages long. Our video store is just a faint memory.
I've started reading historical mysteries so the so the dated technology doesn't grate on my last nerve. life is funny, we might think "nothing ever happens here" but that would be wrong.
My passion, quilting, will always be able to be done completely by hand but if you didn't want to, the whole craft has changed in the last thirty years. Mostly for the better in my opinion, way more fun.
I like it too, for the same reason. I don't mind change as long as we don't lose the beauty, quality and skills with it. I like my Kindle Paperwhite because it keeps me from storing so many books, yet there are times when I want to have real pages to turn when I read.
DeleteI like my reader only for reading novels. With some books you just want to browse back and forth. like tarot or coking books etc
DeleteAbsolutely; I have a lot of nature (plant, animal) type books, and I want REAL pictures on paper to look at when I read through them!
DeleteAh, the Buckland Romani.
ReplyDeleteI had this deck once. I was gifted it and after a while I traded it (why, I don't know). I find the images so comforting. They remind me of a time in tarot where it was new and exciting. I don't think it is available anymore, is it?
I've only seen used copies lately. But...speaking of technology...it can be found as an app! :)
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