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

Saturday, March 28, 2015

Sail on Down the Line

From the Navigators of the Mystic Sea Tarot, the Eight of Cups; from the Celtic Lenormand, the Burial Mound (Coffin):
          I've been in the same boat with this Navigator, leaving behind friends, family or groups. In some cases, the emotional fulfillment I thought I'd find turned out to be a disappointment. With other folks, dishonesty, abuse or constant manipulation was a factor. The dark, emptiness of the burial mound suggests I take time to meditate on this ending before I release it. What part did I play in supporting this unhappy alliance? Was I expecting this group or person to give me something that was my responsibility to find? Did I miss (or ignore) red flags of warning because I wanted to ease my need to belong? I don't need to sail right back into the same emotional entanglements I left.

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  1. EllenMarch 28, 2015 at 8:16 AM

    Sailing away can also be about emotional detachment. Often we "need" others to mirror part of ourselves we don't always see clearly and often don't like at all. They could have been our "best friends" or our "worst enemies". But always even when you sail away you take part of them with where ever you go. I think we almost never leave anyone really behind
    I do hope you can find time to meditate about these valid questions you ask yourself while being so busy with everything else in your life

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    1. thesycamoretreeMarch 28, 2015 at 8:21 AM

      It's interesting how a major life event can narrow your focus and force you to choose what is truly important and meaningful!

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    2. EllenMarch 28, 2015 at 8:25 AM

      It puts you in surviving mode too I guess!
      Take good care of yourself my friend
      Hugs

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    3. thesycamoretreeMarch 28, 2015 at 8:26 AM

      Thank you Ellen. :)

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  2. Inner WhispersMarch 29, 2015 at 2:54 AM

    I didn't like the Navigators artwork at the outset, but I have to say it's grown on me, seeing you working with it. I love the cups showing in the people on the shore. We can have a heart connection with people if we are willing to share our emotions with them, rather than boxing them in or communicating superficially. And perhaps it is extreme situations that encourage us to take that leap...

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    1. thesycamoretreeMarch 29, 2015 at 6:20 AM

      The Navigators is a deck I bought years ago, gave away, then bought back again. :) I'm learning not to ditch decks so quickly lest I have a change of heart!

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