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

Friday, January 13, 2017

Protective Gardener

From the Cosmic Tarot, the Empress; from the L'Oeil de Lotus, Trouble:
          The Empress' star-like earring and a phrase from the booklet ('pregnant with possibilities') seems a callback to yesterday's card, the Star. While she holds the emotional reins in her marriage, the pentacle she wears testifies to her concern with all things earthly and creative as well. Like the soil beneath her, she provides a safe haven for things to awaken and develop. I'm impressed that a mockingbird (a bird well known for aggressively defending his winter food supply) offers her a berry. Even he knows which side of his bread is buttered. Don't forget to feed this nurturing, creative side, he reminds me. The Trouble card shows an apple with a beetle and worm on it. Beside it sits a hickory nut; unlike the fruit, its hard shell protects what is tender inside. It is easy to become so absorbed in whatever my 'garden' is growing, I forget to keep an eye out for the pests who would destroy it. Often it is not the outer challenges that can ruin all that is good, but the destructive thoughts and negative emotions I allow to wander unattended in my head. The nut's hard shell represents my awareness that can prevent a small bug from growing into a large bear.

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  1. Carolyn TindorJanuary 13, 2017 at 9:26 AM

    I really like that Empress Card. She definitely has it all together and maybe all figured out. The mockingbird's offering of gratitude reminds us to appreciate all the abundance that is offered.

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    1. thesycamoretreeJanuary 13, 2017 at 9:35 AM

      I really liked the addition of the mockingbird and his berry offering. :)

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  2. Sharyn Mallow WoerzJanuary 13, 2017 at 9:58 AM

    the protection of the shell, perhaps refers to the elephant in the room.

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  3. EllenJanuary 13, 2017 at 12:54 PM

    I couldn't help but thinking: "Mine,mine, the berry is mine!" One of those destructive thoughts perhaps? :)

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  4. TriviumJanuary 14, 2017 at 9:31 AM

    I do like the empress's 'and now it is time to be creative' hat. A blue hat with gold stars could be a wise investment - hang somewhere prominent and don't forget to put it on at least once a week?

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    1. thesycamoretreeJanuary 14, 2017 at 9:36 AM

      I think creativity (in whatever guise we enjoy) is such a basic need in finding fulfillment!

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    2. TriviumJanuary 14, 2017 at 3:49 PM

      For me creativity begins with being silly...normally I am so uptight so going after the hat :)

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    3. thesycamoretreeJanuary 14, 2017 at 4:51 PM

      Ah... that makes perfect sense to find your inner playful side! I can get uptight trying to make things perfect sometimes, so that hat might be helpful to me too! (Got to find the boutique she shops at! :D)

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