From the Tarot of Timeless Truth, the Six of Pentacles; from the Rune Cards, "Is/Isa:"
Two people meet to exchange materials native to their area - antler for abalone shells. Vey writes, "Life is an endless exchange of resources, knowledge, nurture and skill." Sometimes I may give more than I receive, while other times I feel like I've been handed a lap full of abundance I don't deserve. It all seems to balance out eventually. But these friendly trades collapse when I refuse to part with anything, particularly if I judge someone as unsuitable. Now in some cases this might be a fair assessment. We were going to ask a fellow to pressure wash our house, but when we saw all the political and religious fundamental bumper stickers that literally covered his truck, we declined. We didn't want to be associated with such opinions. Yet there are other times when I judge a person as being unworthy, based purely on a personality clash. Here is where I struggle not only to open my hand, but also my heart.
Is/Isa literally means "ice;" the Anglo-Saxon poem reads:
Ice is very cold and immeasurably slippery;
it glistens as clear as glass and most like to gems;
it is a floor wrought by the frost, fair to look upon.
Isa perfectly describes my biased judgment. My ego makes my opinion "glisten" and "fair to look upon" (meaning I can easily rationalize my thoughts and actions). Yet my evaluation is "cold and immeasurably slippery;" with a closed heart, I'm sliding down a slippery slope (probably heading toward a big tree trunk). This rune suggests I shouldn't do or say anything until my heart has a chance to thaw out. Until then, I can put my attitude and ideas out in the sun.
It is also amazing how people show up for job interviews...
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DeleteWe probably would've hired the guy (we don't care if people have opinions, as long as they don't shove them down our throats). But having his truck parked in front of our house felt like we were erecting a billboard advertising what our beliefs were. Yuck.
Hope you found plenty of sunshine for that thaw :) It's been hot and muggy here, today, one of those days when thunder threatens, and then you start begging for it to finally come and relieve the heaviness. I'd much prefer ice right now :D Thanks for the reminder to seek my inner sunshine, whatever the weather!
ReplyDeleteIt's about 90F degrees here, and I've been working in the yard, so yes I've had plenty of sunshine! :D
DeleteIt seems summer has arrived everywhere. Here it is almost about 80F and now the clouds are preparing themselves for thunder
ReplyDeleteI've drawn isa just before my laptop collapsed. That was quite a standstill. :) Judgemental? it is so difficult not to be. We can only try over and over again.
I was Skyping last night with my friend from Queensland, and she was bundled up in polarfleece. :)
DeleteI hope you're getting your laptop issues squared away without too much hassle.
My challenge with judgment is to make sure I'm judging someone's actions rather than just sticking a big label over him or her - not always easy to do!
We are getting heavy rain but managed a trip to the library, thank goodness.
ReplyDeleteThou Skypeth yon artist? I Skypeth but no one will speak to me. It's the digital equivalent to being the wallflower at the prom.
Leila Vey's deck was pushed up here because she's Canadian but I'm not fond of photocollage stuff. I enjoyed seeing it but glad I passed on it. Those Rune cards are favourites of mine. They look so different when you show them without borders. Amazing!
The ToTT is a deck I keep for sentimental reasons only. Vey's companion book is good though. I heard she was doing a new deck, so I went to have a look. I am sorry to say it didn't impress me any. Hey, I'll Skype with you sometime! :)
DeleteI do like how Vey writes about the cards too
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