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

Thursday, May 7, 2015

Making Impressions

From the Tarot of the Radiant Path, the Knight of Swords; from the Mirrors of the Heart, "Grace:"
          The Pegasus, the birds and even the knight all seem to be flying in this card. The Knight of Swords is one of those people with the gift of gab, who can talk about anything with anyone. Yet he can be impulsive at times, wanting to shove his ideals and opinions on others. His thoughts on subjects can be more intellectual than grounded; he may hold a "truth" that is based solely on his own experience without considering (or understanding) the experiences of others. Enter the Grace card, which shows rain falling in the desert. I might not be able to adequately explain what grace means, but I know what it feels like: comfort, ease and calm. These two cards remind me to make sure what I advocate as truth isn't just a personal belief or a generalization but a fact. And before I speak it out loud, I must ask myself if my words are both kind and necessary. Otherwise I'm just trying to make an impression.

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  1. EllenMay 7, 2015 at 8:52 AM

    So much more is often shown just by living our truth than by preaching it. :)

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  2. Sharyn Mallow WoerzMay 7, 2015 at 10:12 AM

    can we ever know what is truth? A subject for years of debate...

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    1. thesycamoretreeMay 7, 2015 at 2:29 PM

      People just KNEW the earth was flat years ago. Now look what happened. :D

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  3. Inner WhispersMay 10, 2015 at 5:38 AM

    Funny, I would say the Knight of Swords has ideas based often on intellectual notions, with no experience either personal or otherwise. I see many things where there is a truth, rather than THE truth...

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    1. thesycamoretreeMay 10, 2015 at 6:13 AM

      I agree; his intellectual notions are completely ungrounded (not based in reality) - which is why he's flying. I'm sure the commoners would roll their eyes at his ideas of justice and truth. :)
      And speaking of truth, I think we all have many personal truths, but I doubt any human gets more than a glimpse at Truth. We're just too egocentric!

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