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, January 28, 2016

Push It or Pause

From the Daniloff Tarot, the Ten of Wands; from the Kuan Yin Sticks, Verse 19:
          This fellow clutches an armload of branches while also carrying a load on his back. He looks exhausted but determined, because the goal is in sight. He's about to step through a vesica piscis, a shape formed by the intersection of two circles that symbolizes birth. In his situation, what he's been working so hard for is about to materialize. Yet Kuan Yin's Verse 19 offers a warning; the translation from Marina Lighthouse reads:
To set sail with the surf this wild, you truly have to be out of your mind. To survive the journey 
in one piece, wait until the waves subside.
I can't count the number of times I've been in a hurry to finish something, but instead of taking my time, I pushed through to the end. Artwork that started out well turned out looking like a rush job. Gardening tasks that I insisted on finishing ended with me in pain from an injury. In all such cases, a little voice told me to slow down and finish things later, but I refused to listen. Perhaps this time I'll relax, revel in having made tremendous progress, and continue when my mind and body is revitalized and strengthened.


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6 comments:

  1. Sharyn Mallow WoerzJanuary 28, 2016 at 9:24 AM

    Really isn't a perfect answer. If we slow down sometimes we quit. :)

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    1. thesycamoretreeJanuary 28, 2016 at 12:09 PM

      Heehee, I'm too much of a "closer." Anything left dangling drives me crazy! :)

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  2. EllenJanuary 28, 2016 at 9:46 AM

    ha ha I do remember your gardening adventures. I agree it is better to stop when you are tired or stressed and return to your project maybe a day later. Any way that is how I like to do it :)
    But I also have experienced what Sharyn says; when I go to slow fear sometimes catches up with me. :)

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    1. thesycamoretreeJanuary 28, 2016 at 12:10 PM

      There's a saying "Easy does it, but do it!" I don't have a problem with the last part, but I sure do with the first part! :)

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  3. RoseJanuary 29, 2016 at 2:04 AM

    I remember your gardening adventures, too. As a 'get it done yesterday' Fire sign I can relate to this pair. The first line of the KY oracle brought a smile to my face...I read it as encouragement rather than warning hehe.

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    1. thesycamoretreeJanuary 29, 2016 at 6:41 AM

      That's how I am too! If I think a storm is coming, I want to finish everything instead of batten down the hatches and wait it out. :)

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