This week I'll be using the Fey Tarot, a book and deck set created by Riccardo Minetti and Mara Aghem. This set was published by Lo Scarabeo. The oracle deck I'll be using is the I Misteri della Sibilla, created by Ettore Maiotti and published by Dal Negro. Today's draws are the Two of Wands and the Two of Diamonds (Letter):
This little fellow looks miserable because he doesn't know what to do. He's got the opportunity to move out of his snug nest and expand his horizons. But the thought of leaving his comfort zone is not a comfortable one. He doesn't appear to be a fountain of enthusiasm, so perhaps he is feeling restless and wants something different to do. However, it's unlikely he'll hang in there when things get tough if his heart's not in it. The Two of Diamonds is known as the investment card - a chance to get involved in a beneficial business or relationship. But how do you improve or make your life more meaningful if you are afraid to leave the nest?
No one ever knows what is going to happen next. But these transition times—between something being set and things being uncertain—are times of enormous potential. Anything is possible.
You are offered the potential of opening up into the as-yet unknown, the much bigger world where there are smells you’ve never smelled, there are sights you’ve never seen, and there are sounds you’ve never heard. What you could experience is so much vaster than what you currently experience. Let’s go in that direction. ~ Pema Chodron
I can relate to the apprehensive feeling of this littel guy. You know what you have and you don't what you will get. My nest will have to become very uncomfertable in order to leave it behind for the unknown
ReplyDeleteI read of a study that said people preferred pain to uncertainty - that really backs up what you said about leaving behind the known!
DeleteI like the soft feathery edges to the fairy's wing that compare to the feathered pen. We hear of all the millennials that are staying home even after graduating from college. Too much debt from school to unsure in the world; easier to stay in the nest. A fundamental shift in family dynamics. It will be several generations to see what its impact will be.
ReplyDeleteI still have a millennial in the nest, though it was health reasons that kept her behind more than anything. Still, I don't know how anyone could afford the basics these days without having a bunch of roommates to share the expenses.
DeleteIn Spain, they have long had the whole kids staying home til they're in their thirties and beyond. Yet, as with any experience, each person responds to it based on their environment and their own predispositions. One thing, though, it certainly increased the 'going out' social life. Pubs become the 'sitting room' that you can't sit in as your parents are watching and complaining about the noise :D
ReplyDeleteThis last month I've really noticed that I only have so much space outside my comfort zone that I can tolerate at once. While I was studying hard, all my energy was going into that new learning, and I couldn't handle other challenges. Now that's finished, I'm taking on other things, like digging more deeply into the TdM system :D
I think the comfort zone question is a bit like the definition of flow activities: they have to be challenging enough to stretch and engage you, but not so tough as to leave you feeling overwhelmed...
I can see why pubs suddenly became hot spots for the young! :)
ReplyDeleteThe more stress and obligations I have, the smaller my area of comfort shrinks. I agree about the middle path between over or under challenged.