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

Wednesday, July 9, 2014

Sweet Center Filling

From the Hoi Polloi Tarot, the Nine of Pentacles; from the I Ching Pack, "Mountain over Fire:"
These two cards remind me of my daughter when she was a toddler, and the way she used to eat Oreos. She would lick the creamy filling out and carefully place the two cookie halves back together. Unless you looked closely, they appeared to be whole. The woman in the Nine of Pentacles has put forth the self-discipline and effort to create a life of comfortable independence. The second card, Mountain over Fire, shows a woman trying to look her best through makeup, clothes and hairstyles. The hexagram's keyword is "beauty," but it is not the outward variety. The book describes a "hidden" fire in the valley; a beauty of the inner self - grace, mercy, compassion and kindness - should be developed. These cards suggest that while making sure my physical needs are taken care of, I also must nurture my spiritual growth too. Otherwise I'm going to be a well-preserved cookie without the sweet center.

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  1. EllenJuly 9, 2014 at 7:32 AM

    What a lovely balanced couple of cards! Inner and outer well being: What more do we want. I love the comparison with the Oreo. Who would think this cookie could be a metaphor for living life to the fullest. I am sure you center tastes great! :D

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    1. thesycamoretreeJuly 9, 2014 at 7:37 AM

      My family would probably say there are some days my sweet center has been replaced by a jalapeno pepper or lemon slice, hee hee.

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    2. EllenJuly 9, 2014 at 7:43 AM

      Ha ha I figured you would say something like that :D

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  2. Sharyn Mallow WoerzJuly 9, 2014 at 7:55 AM

    Sounds like my kind of advice...pin on three rhinestone brooches and go boldly forward :)

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    1. thesycamoretreeJuly 9, 2014 at 8:06 AM

      I still cannot imagine you with "bling" .... the amazing things you can learn about friends is endless. :D

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  3. Neopagan PriestessJuly 11, 2014 at 9:53 AM

    This makes me think about yoga, and an article I read recently about the tyranny of the 'yoga body' - thin, flexible, young, perfect. When we forget that yoga is about feeling good in our body, and connecting with spirit, then we're just left with slightly slobbered on cookies :D

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    1. thesycamoretreeJuly 11, 2014 at 12:48 PM

      Leave it to us humans to completely confuse a good thing. Speaking of bodies, have you seen the ESPN covers of athletes?
      http://espn.go.com/espn/photos/gallery/_/id/11143740/image/1/venus-williams-bodies-want
      Beautiful bodies but no stick-thin ones. :D

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    2. Neopagan PriestessJuly 12, 2014 at 7:15 AM

      Those are fabulous! I'd never heard of the woman with the prosthetic legs, but wow!

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    3. thesycamoretreeJuly 12, 2014 at 7:38 AM

      She was a bronze medalist (snowboarding) in the 2014 Paralympics. :)

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