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

Tuesday, November 29, 2016

What is Hope Built On?

From the Prisma Visions Tarot, the Tower; from the Secret Language of Color Cards, Apricot:
          A house sits on a cliff that the water and weather have eroded over time, making the land unstable for support. The occupants may deny what is happening, but eventually their home and all that's in it will slide into the sea. This card reminded me of a gospel hymn whose verse starts out, "My hope is built on nothing less than Jesus' blood and righteousness." What is my hope built on? Is it religion, money, knowledge or power? The problem is not that I place my faith in something, it's that I think this lucky rabbit's foot is going to protect me from pain and loss. Unfortunately there's absolutely nothing that has the power to do that. Perhaps a better question is, "Where do I draw my strength and peace of mind from when life gets tough?" Apricot is given the phrase 'rejoice and laugh.' Not exactly what I want to hear when I feel my life has been ripped down the middle. But Segal also suggests to remember "all the golden moments you have experienced in your life." Some of the most healing services I've attended for someone who died are the ones not focused on religious platitudes but the love, laughter and joy that was a key part of that person's life. We all have a treasure chest full of those kind of moments; I just need to remember to use them as a prescriptive resource.

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  1. Sharyn Mallow WoerzNovember 29, 2016 at 9:34 AM

    Amazing tower card

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    1. thesycamoretreeNovember 29, 2016 at 11:04 AM

      Didn't like this deck at first (online colors were different than the actual deck), but it has grown on me!

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  2. Carolyn TindorNovember 29, 2016 at 10:26 AM

    Great observation. Some of my tower moments have been because I put my hope on the wrong foundation.

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    1. thesycamoretreeNovember 29, 2016 at 11:05 AM

      The image really made me pause and do some reflection!

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  3. Inner WhispersDecember 2, 2016 at 12:51 PM

    I love your question about where you draw your strength and peace of mind from. For me, the answer would lie with exercise and meditation. Still, the concept of drawing on happy memories is a good one, too :)

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    1. thesycamoretreeDecember 2, 2016 at 2:05 PM

      Thank you. :) I'd love to do a survey of where people find strength and peace - not the pat 'right' answers that most people would say without thinking, but the practical things they rely on.

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    2. Inner WhispersDecember 4, 2016 at 2:15 AM

      Ha ha, yeah. So many people say they draw strength from their family. In some ways, I can see that (back to the happy memories, perhaps). In other ways, they are also the ones who exhaust me most. Toddler had me up at 4.30am and I didn't feel able to play happily til after I'd meditated (thank goodness for toy trains that keep him occupied by himself for a while!)

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    3. thesycamoretreeDecember 4, 2016 at 6:43 AM

      Hopefully he will soon be able to understand that mom needs to plug in and recharge herself too! :)

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