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

Monday, September 7, 2015

Just Because It Works...

From the Alchemical Renewed Tarot comes the Three of Swords; from the Oracle of the Radiant Sun, "Innovation:"
          Three swords inserted into a heart-shaped vessel have damaged it, causing it to leak. But the liquid appears to be nourishing a rose below. I am always reminded of how words can cause pain when I see this card. I try to be careful with what I say and how I say it, but there are times when I feel like I'm talking to a brick wall. My impatience can make my communication sharp and cutting. Yet sometimes the pain can cut through the facade; it can be the start of an open and honest conversation. In the Radiant Sun card, a woman is using a bullwhip in an innovative way (a cat toy?). Jupiter in Aquarius combines gain with principles, such as taking a humanitarian approach in looking for a solution to a problem. Combined with the Three of Swords, it encourages me to take the sting out of my words. That radish-shaped chair she sits on makes me think of humor and playfulness; that approach might be the ticket.
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  1. EllenSeptember 7, 2015 at 8:15 AM

    I just had a similar kind of experience with M this morning. I guess I was too harsh with my words but in the end we came to a mutual understanding which probable wouldn't have happened if I was more careful with my words. She clearly got how deeply I felt about the situation!

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    1. thesycamoretreeSeptember 7, 2015 at 9:22 AM

      It's a tricky line to walk. And I have to wonder about the nail holes that remain even after the nails are pulled out.

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    2. EllenSeptember 7, 2015 at 11:27 AM

      Maybe in this case it is more like pinpricks than nail holes. We don't get that confronting around here :D

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    3. thesycamoretreeSeptember 7, 2015 at 11:35 AM

      Pinpricks would definitely heal a lot faster! :)

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  2. Sharyn Mallow WoerzSeptember 7, 2015 at 10:48 AM

    she is also looking forward, rather than spinning around to the second position and looking back.

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    1. thesycamoretreeSeptember 7, 2015 at 11:15 AM

      Good point; we can't change the past. Might as well carry on in a new direction. :)

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  3. RoseSeptember 7, 2015 at 11:48 AM

    I can't help but look at the red disc with sun center that she's dangling as her way of working with the wounds of the heart. Innovative and as you said, using humor and playfulness. I do like the addition of the rose beneath this heart receiving the tears as nourishment.

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    1. thesycamoretreeSeptember 7, 2015 at 12:08 PM

      The red of the disk mirrors the red of the rose. Both work, but one feels a lot more loving. :)

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  4. Inner WhispersSeptember 8, 2015 at 2:42 AM

    This has been a tough one for me to learn, too. I often fear my words will be too sharp, but then I don't say enough and end up feeling unheard. I see the "sort of" infinity symbol at the base of the chair, and reminded that this is a continuing lesson - so long as we need to communicate, we need to balance whether our words are too painful, just sharp enough to cut through, or not clear enough... :)

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    1. thesycamoretreeSeptember 8, 2015 at 7:01 AM

      I hate being blunt, but there are some people who can't seem to hear what I'm trying to say if I'm not. But to find a way to do it with love or with humor could definitely soften the edges.

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