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

Wednesday, March 22, 2017

Lights in the Darkness

From the Animal Totem Tarot, the Ten of Pentacles; from the Organic Oracle, Starry Darkness:
          Even if I intentionally tried, I don't think I could have picked two cards that suit each other so well. The rabbit is prey rather than predator, and so it must multiply rapidly in order to survive. That might sound like a terrible thing, but it appears this family is taking a moment to appreciate their deep, safe burrow and the moonlit field of clover they have to eat. Forget the saying "Who dies with the most toys wins;" I think it should be, "Contentment comes to those who appreciate what they have while they have it." The prompt for this card asks, "What will you do now that you have what you need?" The Starry Darkness card is an answer to that question. Sea salt was added to black ink, then gold paint added, creating a scene that looks like a star-filled night. I have been amazed by the generosity of people after the destruction left behind by the tornado here. People have sent money and gift cards to my friend who lost her home and belongings (many who don't even personally know her). They are the lights in the darkness for her. I too have a choice: hold tightly to what I have in fear, or be willing to create a legacy of kindness and become a light too.

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  1. Carolyn TindorMarch 22, 2017 at 9:26 AM

    Bunnies always make me smile, the Easter bunny especially. The second card enhances all those pentacles of the same color above the burrow entrance. Dorothy had it right "there is no place like home."

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    1. thesycamoretreeMarch 22, 2017 at 9:35 AM

      Ah, I didn't even think about the synchronicity of spring being officially here and the bunnies! :)

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  2. Sharyn Mallow WoerzMarch 22, 2017 at 10:37 AM

    hard to remember to hold all we have, literal or not, with open arms.

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  3. EllenMarch 22, 2017 at 11:53 AM

    In the end the fulfillment of sharing will have brought us much more joy than holding on to stuff ever could

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