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

Monday, April 23, 2018

The Beginning and End of Naivety

From the Shadowscapes Tarot, the Fool; from the Arthur Rackham Oracle, 'Beginning:'
          This lass is at a point where there is nothing to grasp on to with certainty - no memories or knowledge that will give her guidance. She operates not on logic or emotion, but pure animal instinct as she readies to step into the unknown. The doves attempt to lighten her fall, but the fox appears calm and expectant, knowing this risk is one this young woman needs to take. She may land on her feet or end up with a few bumps and bruises, but she will never be naive about such a situation again. The oracle card's full title is 'Beginning at the End,' which suggests looking back with hindsight. It illustrates the story of Rumplestiltskin, a tale which describes the dangers of overconfidence and the willingness to risk the lives of innocents (the miller risked the daughter, and the daughter risked her newborn child). The Fool's trust will need to be tempered with some logic and lessons learned before she takes another dive into the unknown.
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  1. Sharyn Mallow WoerzApril 23, 2018 at 9:29 AM

    I think and have said computer games have a lot to answer for, shooting people for hours every day has to play a part in what we see around us now.
    But our fairy tale books? Gallons of blood (bluebeard) death and danger around every turn (goldylocks) murdering adults (hansel and gretel). Nursery rhymes were intended as a underthettable way to communicate danger or laughter at those in command.
    The world turns and turns.

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    1. thesycamoretreeApril 23, 2018 at 10:29 AM

      I think I read that the Grimm's book was originally written for adults (a precursor to Stephen King) and later toned down for kids.

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  2. EllenApril 23, 2018 at 12:35 PM

    I've been taught that little children need the often grim endings of fairy tales, because they haven't learned to think in grey tones yet. They perceive life as black and white: good has to be rewarded bad has to be punished severely, preferably by death. That way you don't have to check under the bad if there is a big bad wolf lurking around.

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    1. thesycamoretreeApril 23, 2018 at 1:32 PM

      Now that makes a lot of sense. The Disney version of "they lived happily ever after" doesn't do children any favors.

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  3. Carolyn TindorApril 23, 2018 at 4:22 PM

    Too much tempering down and caution takes the exploration right out of us. Good and not so good are just part and parcel of life. Without the one we wouldn't know the other.

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