Fire and Water

From the Wheel of Change Tarot, the Knight (King) of Wands; from the Oracle of the Dreamtime, "Dolphin:"

          Normally when I think of the King of Wands (Thoth Knight), I imagine a CEO striding through the halls of a large corporation while barking directives in between talking on his cell phone. Yet Genetti uses a Tibetan monk who's idea of getting the job done involves sitting in meditation. He holds a dorje in his right hand (representing the masculine aspect of method or "skillful means") and a bell in his left hand (symbolizing the feminine aspect of wisdom). Their union represents the attainment of enlightenment, an abrupt and pivotal change in consciousness. This monk reminds me that sometimes "doing" doesn't look much like "busy."
          The myth of Dolphin reads a lot like the story of high school bullies who pick on those who are weaker, except in this case it involved dolphins and shells. The female dolphin leader refused to tease and treat the shells badly, and instead she tried to be their friends. It became a delicate balance to love both her clan and the shells. The group of dolphins were one day attacked by a shark (though warned about its approach by the shells). The female dolphin was the only survivor; she eventually was reborn as a human. Unconditional love for others is one of the main lessons of this card, which is interesting because the "skillful means" of the dorje is often explained as compassion. Like the female dolphin, sometimes it is the only thing that survives and thrives in a tumultuous world.