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, April 22, 2015

Start Digging

From the Prisma Visions Tarot, the Emperor; from the Secret Language of Color Cards, "Gold:"
          I happen to like order and structure, not so much in a military sort of fashion (too rigid), but in a way that gives me a sense of purpose.  The booklet suggests the Emperor's logic and boundaries help to maximize time and potential. That makes sense; I can only imagine what our "sketch a week" group would do if we didn't have a prompt and a time period. I would take so long to think of something to draw that I would never get around to doing anything. Like Goldilocks and her chair/bed choice, I suppose we all have a preference when it comes to rules - "too soft, too hard or just right."
          I believe the Emperor would scoff at the Law of Attraction's belief that you can think something into appearing. He would say a positive attitude combined with a strong work ethic would be more likely to have results. Being a thinker, he knows how important thoughts are, but he would advocate action behind them as well. Standing around with a hoe in my hand while dreaming of flowers won't create a garden. It's important to have a plan, but then I need to start digging.
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  1. EllenApril 22, 2015 at 8:36 AM

    Mind your back. No digging just yet :D
    I do admire the attributes of the Emperor. At first I only liked the Empress with her creativity and her abundant possibilities but now I see how this can result into chaos without the structure of The Emperor. I like lose schedules as well because when they become to rigid I get passive aggressive :)

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    1. thesycamoretreeApril 22, 2015 at 8:42 AM

      Nope, no digging just yet. :D
      I agree, I think there can be a happy compromise between the creativity of the Empress and the structure of the Emperor. :)

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    2. Sharyn Mallow WoerzApril 22, 2015 at 9:50 AM

      I spent a few minutes wondering why only 52 subjects...poor brain :)

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    3. thesycamoretreeApril 22, 2015 at 9:57 AM

      52 subjects? My brain is working in slo-mo today...

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    4. thesycamoretreeApril 23, 2015 at 9:33 AM

      Oh wait... the 52 sketch prompts. :) 52 weeks in a year. :D

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  2. UnknownApril 23, 2015 at 9:20 AM

    I'm with you Bev, diggin' in is the only way to get motivated, hands, feet, toes too! Discipline, the healthy kind, now gives me freedom. There was a time I could never fathom that idea. I am so grateful to my mother who had the foresight to give me a good foundation with music lessons that eventually that could go back to discipline, after running a muck for many years!

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    1. thesycamoretreeApril 23, 2015 at 9:30 AM

      Yes, I think Nike had the right idea with their slogan, "Just Do It." :D

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  3. Inner WhispersApril 24, 2015 at 5:10 AM

    Structure can be very supportive, so long as it's one that fits you. Yet, inspiration and passion will take you farther faster, for as long as they last...

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    1. thesycamoretreeApril 24, 2015 at 6:19 AM

      It is interesting how some folks thrive in a highly structured environment and others thrive in a loosely structured one! :)

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