Weeding Time

From the Le Veritable Tarot de Marseille, the Three of Swords; from the Greek Alphabet Runes, "Phi:"

       "Defending" and "making a plan" are Bursten's labels for this card. Hadar's booklet that comes with the deck speaks of fruitful research. We often make a plan and set goals for what we want to achieve, but how often do we set boundaries for what we need to protect? The flowers/cones on this card have been cut off from the plant so they will not reproduce. They make me think of the poison oak and ivy that grow in abundance here; books have taught me how to identify these plants so I can rid my yard of them. Ideas and words can invade like these vines, casting doubt and fear where there should be none. Once planted in my mind, they can grow rampantly. Time to find my gardening gloves and do some weeding.
       Phi in mathematics represents the golden mean, a ratio that occurs in nature and has been incorporated into art and architecture. It was used in creations to make them more pleasing to the eye, such as in Da Vinci's paintings or the construction of the Parthenon. Like the Three of Swords, it symbolizes planning and acting with intention. To stay mentally and emotionally balanced, I need to investigate what I hear and read (especially on the internet). If there are no facts to back up these "truths," they need to be dumped in a spam folder.