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

Sunday, July 17, 2016

Watch Out for Nimrod Thinking

This week I'll be using the Nigel Jackson Tarot, created by Jackson and published by Llewellyn. I'll also be using the Viking Lenormand, created and self-published by my dear friend Carole Beasley. The draws this morning are Tower and Rider:
          This Tower looks much different from most, with no falling bodies and a giant eye in the sky. Jackson explains that this is the Tower of Babel, built under the direction of King Nimrod of Shinar. According to the KJ Bible, the kingdom as a whole decided to construct it: "Come, let us build ourselves a city, and a tower whose top is in the heavens; let us make a name for ourselves." So basically this project wasn't about wanting to commune with Jehovah, but a desire to be recognized and be in the spotlight. Their Lord wasn't pleased with their prideful ways, so he caused them all speak in different languages (the ensuing confusion ended their venture). All humans - even the most introverted - crave some level of attention and have a need to feel special. Yet pride sets us up in competition with other people. As C.S. Lewis stated, "Pride gets no pleasure out of having something, only out of having more of it than the next man." The Lenormand Rider trots in with a message of caution: self-worth built on material possessions or acclaim won't last. What we have or do will quickly be topped by someone else. He reminds me to stop competing and comparing and enjoy each moment, because even the bad ones won't last forever.

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  1. UnknownJuly 17, 2016 at 8:56 AM

    Who wants to be a Nimrod?! Lol We live in a world inundated with a preoccupation with consumerism. People today really have to work at being someone who isn't the same. It leaves me with big knots in my gut when I think about the great and increasing divide between rich and poor.

    Yes comparison and competition, such useless things, but then again this is the way of our society. So unhealthy. The power of the individual to change the world for better is what I believe in and hope for. It all starts with ourselves and the choices we make.

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    1. thesycamoretreeJuly 17, 2016 at 9:10 AM

      That's it in a nutshell - to begin with myself instead of waiting for other people to change. :)

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  2. Sharyn Mallow WoerzJuly 17, 2016 at 10:09 AM

    That tower reminds me of the Pope's accountants.

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    1. thesycamoretreeJuly 17, 2016 at 10:13 AM

      I can just imagine the accountants putting a spin on building such a tower - "Think of the crowd it will draw! And we can charge an entrance fee!" :)

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  3. EllenJuly 17, 2016 at 11:26 AM

    This reminds me of enormous amounts of decks which are published. everyone seems to need to find their next favorite deck over and over again. Social media is a wonderful forum to increase our need for new stuff

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    1. thesycamoretreeJuly 17, 2016 at 2:36 PM

      There are the consumers that want to collect them all, and the creators trying to have something unique to offer to entice them. :)

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  4. Carolyn TindorJuly 18, 2016 at 8:58 AM

    That Tower looks like a wizard's cap. That's where most Tower moments are, all in our head.

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    1. thesycamoretreeJuly 18, 2016 at 9:09 AM

      Where most of the seeds of trouble begin, for sure.

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