Light on Your Toes

From the Tarot of the Masters, the Two of Coins; from the Key to the Kingdom, the Four of Clubs:

          With the holidays fast approaching, it's no wonder that the Two of Coins appeared in the draws today. Ricklef mentions (in his book Tarot Affirmations) that this dancer is based on The Star by Degas, an artist who loved to depict movement. Looking at this young woman's blissful face, I see none of the long hours of practice and bandaged feet but rather pure joy. She reminds me to stay in the moment of each task - to attend to the sensations there - instead of focusing on how much I'd rather be doing something else. The Key card is associated with a children's verse that was used to trick the unsuspecting. The trickster would say "I am a gold lock," and the mark was to reply, "I am the gold key." The verse would proceed through a silver, brass and lead lock followed by replies until the last verse: "I am a monk lock." "I am a monkey." There would be playful laughter, and then the child (now in the know) would go use the verse on someone else. The Eight of Clubs suggests a sense of humor is also helpful in keeping the mood light when dancing between obligations.

Art is not what you see, but what you make others see.

~ Edgar Degas