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

Friday, September 5, 2014

Empowerment in Strange Packages

From the Transformational Tarot, the Tower; from the Celtic Book of the Dead, the "Island of Recognition:"
The Tower card show's Ando's quirky rendition of Kali, Hindu Goddess of Time and Change. Normally I groan when I pull this card, but having Kali on it (even with all her skulls) makes me feel strangely comforted. She is the personification of feminine creative power in divine form. She knows I've lost my mojo, and she wants to help me get it back. Yet to do so, she's going to have to destroy what I think is my protective covering; I'll be exposed and vulnerable. But I'll also be free.
The voyagers never even got to land on the Island of Recognition. As soon as the islanders saw them rowing to shore, they started pelting them with nuts in fear. Maelduin and his men gathered the nuts and rowed back to their ship. In Celtic lore, nuts represent knowledge and wisdom, which the islanders were throwing away because they were afraid. Ignorance of the unknown does create fear, but Kali reminds me that knowledge is power. If I run now before giving the unknown a fair shake, I might miss out on something wonderful.

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  1. EllenSeptember 5, 2014 at 8:13 AM

    I do hope this goddess can help you find your mojo back.
    Losing that protective covering can be so scaring that you rather hold on to those high walls of you ego tower. I think it is wonderful when you are brave enough to step into the unknown. I sometimes long for it, Something new and exciting; feeling young again but I have to confess I am afraid to let go of my safety net.
    "Freedom is nothing left to lose"

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    1. thesycamoretreeSeptember 5, 2014 at 8:18 AM

      I seem to get the Tower when I've been in some kind of rut - physically, emotionally, or spiritually. I'm betting on "emotional" this go-round. :) I'm really good at building impenetrable walls.

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    2. EllenSeptember 5, 2014 at 8:22 AM

      So am I. it would take an fierce goddess to break away a few bricks
      I hope you will feel better soon:)
      Hugs

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  2. Neopagan PriestessSeptember 6, 2014 at 4:40 PM

    Ha, yes, Kali enjoys breaking us out of our comfort zone! Yet, what pearls can be found if we let ourselves be open to something new and/or different :)

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    1. thesycamoretreeSeptember 6, 2014 at 5:39 PM

      The fear of the new is usually worse than the actual change itself!

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    2. Neopagan PriestessSeptember 7, 2014 at 3:52 AM

      Well, I'm still in two minds on that one, sometimes. Having a disabled child constantly brings up new things, and they are often unexpected, so unfeared, yet still very challenging. So, perhaps it's only when you fear something that the reality is never as bad...

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    3. thesycamoretreeSeptember 7, 2014 at 5:01 AM

      Yes, I can understand your reasoning in such a situation as yours. (((K)))

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