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, June 1, 2017

Spending It

From the Fey Tarot, the Ten of Pentacles; from the I Misteri della Sibilla, the Six of Spades (Longing):
          A multi-generational  fey family (including their pets who look like fur-covered garlic cloves) gather around a giant pentacle sharing stories. Judging by that gold table, they seem to be prosperous, yet from this snapshot of their lives it appears that family is what they hold most important. Perhaps they are aware that as the candle taper burns down, so too will their family be changed by deaths and births. No one has to tell them it takes more than bread to nourish the body. The Six of Spades represents conflict, and this card's keyword - longing - makes it clear the root of it is found within. Adding it to the other card, I am reminded of how often people with gobs of money tend to lose their way. They run out of things to buy (looking for the next 'high' of happiness) and often end up with drug and alcohol problems. Yet there are wealthy people who've found meaning by using their money to support worthy causes and help others. They are the ones whose lives have a purpose, and from that purpose has come joy.

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  1. the thought of having four or five big houses to fill, and care for makes me ill. If I can't find my sissors in this house, or remember where I laid the laptop...it would be a pretty insane asylum for me.

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    1. I like having a small enough house that I can plug the vacuum cleaner into one outlet and clean all the rooms. :)

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  2. This pair also reminds me how important it is to savor every moment with your loved ones and never take them for granted, then when longing comes and this is inevitably, it is without regret

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    1. I think we do tend often take those closest to us, those we see daily, for granted unfortunately.

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  3. A whole lot of busy doing nothing. Their candle staring is like a lot of families today when they get together; staring at their phones and ipads instead of truly interacting. Makes you just want to walk away.

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    1. Perhaps it is a family ritual that brings them together. :)

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