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, May 20, 2015

Good Medicine

From the Greenwood Tarot, the Five of Cups; from the Shaman's Oracle, the "Hunter of Gifts:"
          Isn't this a beautiful solar costume this woman is wearing? She dances because it is the end of summer, and Potter subtitles this card "Ecstasy." She's not moping like most Five of Cups cards, she's using her energy to surrender to life. I'm a Grey's Anatomy fan, and one of the things Meredith Grey does with her doctor buddies when she's stressed, grieving or faced with an impossible quandary is "dance it out." They take the energy that was keeping them on the emotional hamster wheel and release it. Sounds like good medicine to me.
          When I saw the SO card was called the Hunter of Gifts, I almost expected to see a Christmas tree. But the gifts he hunts is not the physical kind you wrap up, but the ones that will bring fulfillment within. I was out on the back porch early yesterday morning doing a listening meditation. I was amazed at all the bird songs I heard, but with my eyes closed I could also smell the flowers in bloom and feel the breeze on my face. I just had to pause long enough to be aware of them. So dance little sister, don't let all that broken glass stay inside you. There's plenty of good still in the world.
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  1. EllenMay 20, 2015 at 8:56 AM

    This post speaks right to my heart Bev. There is so much beauty around us to enjoy but which we never can contain and save for later. It is only in the present moment that we can be fully aware of the gifts of life! :)

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    1. thesycamoretreeMay 20, 2015 at 9:11 AM

      You are right, it is to be found in the moment! I've just got to get out of the story in my head long enough to be aware of it. :)

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  2. Sharyn Mallow WoerzMay 20, 2015 at 9:00 AM

    you can't hear yourself think outside here with all the bird chirping :) Love it, and especially the hootyhoo of the mourning doves in the evening.

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    1. thesycamoretreeMay 20, 2015 at 9:13 AM

      Oh I love the calls of the mourning doves too! We have both mourning doves and the non-native Eurasian collared doves (who sound like someone playing a kazoo very badly :D).

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  3. RoseMay 20, 2015 at 11:16 AM

    Though we've not met there is something deeply restoring about the image of you taking a few breaths out of your day to step onto your porch, claim your small wild space and be still, drinking in the verb that is the Divine.

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    1. thesycamoretreeMay 20, 2015 at 11:20 AM

      Thank you Rose. :) It is a gateway not only to sanity, but also an open heart and mind.

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  4. UnknownMay 21, 2015 at 8:20 AM

    Such a beautiful post Bev! That Shaman card wow! A wonderful start to my day!

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    1. thesycamoretreeMay 21, 2015 at 9:38 AM

      I love the cave art in the Shaman's Oracle too! :)

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    2. UnknownMay 21, 2015 at 11:46 AM

      Can I find pictures of this online Bev?

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    3. thesycamoretreeMay 21, 2015 at 12:09 PM

      I tried to find some, but ended up googling "Shaman's Oracle" images. I think you could pull up several that way.

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    4. UnknownMay 21, 2015 at 1:13 PM

      Thank you Bev! :)

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