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, August 24, 2017

Kite Strings

From the Fairytale Tarot, the Six of Wands; from the Tree Affirmation Cards, the Chestnut:
          Make this Emperor taller with an orange comb-over, and his tale and attitude would fit POTUS nicely. The 'victory' here is not for the ruler but for the scam artists who took his gold (and probably most of the residents of his kingdom too).  Like the emperor's subjects who snickered at his 'new clothes,' I admit that I likewise enjoy seeing Trump make a fool of himself. He is the most arrogant, ignorant, dishonest, narcissistic, indulgent, misogynistic, racist, undiplomatic, and power-hungry president ever holding office in my lifetime. Yet while I throw shade on him, the Chestnut card - a tree with nuts hidden in a prickly, sharp covering - suggests I take an honest look at what's inside myself. What I find there is fear: fear that our country will keep becoming more divided and full of hatred, that the ordinary citizens and their needs will be overlooked in favor of the 1% and big business, that we will lose the respect and friendship of other countries, and that the earth will pay a heavy price because of greed. The 'triumph' of seeing Trump say idiotic things is beginning to feel like holding on to a kite string in a tornado.

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  1. EllenAugust 24, 2017 at 8:51 AM

    Your fear is quite understandable and easy to relate to. It is okey to be scared in such a frightening day and age. Here in Europe we also experience this white supremacy more and more. In our own country the extreme right (fascist) party almtos became the largest of the election. I believe it is up to us to keep hope en send out positive energy to oppose this destructive way of thinking

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    1. thesycamoretreeAugust 24, 2017 at 9:06 AM

      I agree; we can speak out (not in hate) but in support of those suffering injustices. It feels like we rolled back time by 100 years...

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  2. Sharyn Mallow WoerzAugust 24, 2017 at 10:41 AM

    This is a fine mess you've got us into Ollie...

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  3. Carolyn TindorAugust 24, 2017 at 2:47 PM

    Turn off the tv and give yourself time a way from the "idiot" box. Go out and spend that hour talking to that tree you recently planted or that you wrote about a few weeks back. Don't give into the dark side or you are playing right in his hand. Be gentle with those wounds of holding the kite string.

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    1. thesycamoretreeAugust 24, 2017 at 4:13 PM

      The crazy thing is, I don't watch the news. If I watch TV, it will usually be something I recorded. But you can't get away from people talking about Trump here, no matter where you go.

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    2. Carolyn TindorAugust 24, 2017 at 7:20 PM

      You are right, the insanity over his presidency is everywhere. I keep singing "I like to buy the world a coke" in my head. Hopefully it will help.

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    3. thesycamoretreeAugust 25, 2017 at 6:29 AM

      I think getting a song stuck in my head might be a good thing in this case!

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