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

Saturday, July 23, 2016

Supporting Initiative

From the Nigel Jackson Tarot, the Ace of Staves; from the Viking Lenormand, the Dog:
          Jackson describes the Ace of Staves as 'swift initiative.' Just for the heck of it, I looked up 'initiative' on Thesaurus.com to see what other words were similar: drive, push, enthusiasm, eagerness, enterprise, inventiveness and spunk. Those words represent my feelings when I have a great idea or insight and want to put it into form. But before taking action, one of the first things I do is share my thoughts with those who are supportive yet honest with me - my friends (the loyal Dog of Lenormand). There is a line in the children's book Charlotte's Web where Wilbur (the pig) asks Charlotte (the spider) why she went to so much trouble to help him. She replies, "You have been my friend. That in itself is a tremendous thing." What a tremendous gift indeed is friendship, and one that helps me thrive and grow in a world that is often a hard taskmaster. In the words of Anaïs Nin, "Each friend represents a world in us, a world possibly not born until they arrive, and it is only by this meeting that a new world is born." To all my friends, both old and new, close by and far away, I offer up a sincere 'thank you.'

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  1. Carolyn TindorJuly 23, 2016 at 9:55 AM

    Appreciate and Gratitude are part of the spice of Life. That dog is the cutest little pup.

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    1. thesycamoretreeJuly 23, 2016 at 11:50 AM

      Without gratitude, I don't think I could get myself out of bed some mornings. That is a cute pup!

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  2. Sharyn Mallow WoerzJuly 23, 2016 at 9:56 AM

    swift initiative. Your telling me to move my stumps, get cracking, etc...ok ok ok

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    1. thesycamoretreeJuly 23, 2016 at 11:52 AM

      Yea, the pup is going to bark at you incessantly until you get cracking, heehee.

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