Take Nike's Advice

This week I'll be using the Alchemical Tarot Renewed along with the book Alchemy and the Tarot, both created by Robert M. Place and published by Hermes Publications. Paired with it will be the Oracle of the Radiant Sun deck and book set, created by Caroline Smith and John Astrop and published through Eddison-Sadd Editions. The draws for today are the Ace of Staffs and "Indecision:"

          I can just imagine Nike, the Winged Goddess of Victory, running down the streets of Greece with this torch in her hand yelling, "Just do it!" She would be sporting her swoop embellished shoes and would have a salamander by her side. Pliny the Roman naturalist thought these amphibians needed fire to breed, so they became symbols of passion and motivation. But what lurks beside all this fiery ambition? Indecision (Venus in Libra). Beauty and Love meet Harmony and Justice; what could possibly go wrong with this combination? A love of harmony taken to the extreme can mean trying to please everyone and doing everything possible not to ruffle feathers. No wonder the hourglass shows time is running out, as this position is like walking on hot coals. Rarely do most decisions come down to life or death matters. I'd do better to make a choice with the evidence I have than do nothing and disappoint everyone.