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

Monday, March 30, 2015

Living on the Same Web

From the Shadowscapes Tarot, the Three of Pentacles; from the Cedar Runes, "Dagaz:"
If I have seen further it is by standing on the shoulders of Giants.
~ Isaac Newton
          Americans are known for our love of independence, for proudly proclaiming, "I'm my own person." We like to be known as individuals who think for ourselves. But reality shows a different truth if we're willing to see it. Almost all of my knowledge comes from those who came before me. What I've accomplished has been with the help and support of others. Cooperative teamwork with combined talents (minus egos) has proved it can produce amazing results. Multiple minds mean having more than one possible solution to combat a problem or challenge. Dagaz is often translated as "light," but in a metaphorical sense it could also be understood as "awakening." Such an understanding means I realize that everything and everyone coexists; we all live on the same web. As Charles Eisenstein puts it, I am more than a "skin-encapsulated ego."

Posted by at
Labels: ,

6 comments:

  1. EllenMarch 30, 2015 at 9:09 AM

    Dagaz is The rune of breaking dawn for me In Dutch this is called "Dageraad"
    Right now M is baking. She is the last of a line a fervent bakers in our family. I love it how this tradition is handed down from mother to daughter for decades. I also love how each of us ads something of their own to our family traditions.

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. thesycamoretreeMarch 30, 2015 at 9:18 AM

      "Breaking dawn" could be a good metaphor for a sudden insight. :) How wonderful that M is carrying on the family tradition of baking. (Now my stomach is growling, lol).

      Delete
  2. Sharyn Mallow WoerzMarch 30, 2015 at 10:30 AM

    "I've Got It" she shouted as a light bulb glowed over her head. I wonder if cartoonists now draw curly bulbs or tiny little halogen bulbs? One more way time is rolling across us

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. thesycamoretreeMarch 30, 2015 at 10:44 AM

      I'm sure the energy-conscious ones draw the curly bulbs...heehee.

      Delete
  3. Alison CrossMarch 31, 2015 at 7:03 AM

    Anything that I have accomplished in any part of my life is built on the bricks made by those who came before me. A timeous reminder for me today :)

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. thesycamoretreeMarch 31, 2015 at 9:23 AM

      I've found this philosophy works forwards as well as backwards. :) Sometimes life feels overwhelming, and I can mistakenly think no one has gone through what I am going through. But reaching out to others I soon realize that they have gotten through the same sort of situations and survived!

      Delete

Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom)