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

Thursday, February 23, 2017

Conviction

From the Victorian Romantic Tarot, the Seven of Swords; from the Dreaming in Color Deck, Passion:
          The figure in the Seven of Swords was adapted from an engraving that showed the destruction of Hirsau Abbey by French troops during the Nine Years' War. How is it that our minds can convince us that deceit or revenge is okay, as we blindly act without thought about who or what might get hurt or destroyed as a result? I think the Passion card explains it - a conviction of being right that gives us the courage to act. Yet what happens if we are mistaken in our belief through misunderstanding, assumption or prejudice? That kind of damage can't be undone, and evidence of our actions will remain in the hearts of others like the skeletal ruins of the abbey. I must pause before burning those bridges, which will likely not be rebuilt again. There may come a day when I have need to walk back that way.

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  1. Sharyn Mallow WoerzFebruary 23, 2017 at 8:54 AM

    based on your 7 I just had a read through of our 7 Swords draws. I love our blogs

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    1. thesycamoretreeFebruary 23, 2017 at 9:22 AM

      I remember when I first started blogging you told me it would be interesting to see how I interpreted a card not the first time I drew it, but after dozens of times of drawing it. :)

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  2. Carolyn TindorFebruary 23, 2017 at 10:26 AM

    I like the expression 'not to burn bridges.' I hear it used a lot and then when you are agreeable you smell sulfur in the air as you walk away.

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    1. thesycamoretreeFebruary 23, 2017 at 12:43 PM

      I've burned them before and regretted it later, once the anger that stoked the action disipated.

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  3. EllenFebruary 23, 2017 at 10:58 AM

    On the opposite site of the group of people who know they are right is always a group who also think they are right. When will we ever learn to compromise?

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    1. thesycamoretreeFebruary 23, 2017 at 12:44 PM

      My guess is that humans will always be humans... :)

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  4. TriviumFebruary 23, 2017 at 11:58 AM

    I felt certain that was a pirate in Cornwall. Your post unsettled that assumption which is good :)

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    1. thesycamoretreeFebruary 23, 2017 at 12:46 PM

      The book for this deck is nice in that it tells what the original art was - which nearly always sends my mind scurrying in various directions! :D

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    2. TriviumFebruary 23, 2017 at 1:13 PM

      I really like this deck, good to know the book is good quality. I've signed up for an alert if they republish.

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