Thursday, July 26, 2018
Intellectual Instability
From the Ancient Italian Tarot, the Ten of Swords; from the Marseille Oracle, 'Troubles:'
The Marseille Ten of Swords indicates mental or intellectual instability, a mind incapable of reason or logic. It made me think of one of the Buddhist precepts: I vow not to intoxicate body or mind but to cultivate a mind that sees clearly. Many things that have nothing to do with drugs or alcohol can intoxicate the mind - strong opinions, desperate longings, and emotional surges. The Troubles oracle card shows a two-handed saw, which allows one person to push and another to pull (making the job easier). The lwb states that it represents cutting off social and loving relationships. In other words, we cut off what aids us and balances out our ideas, especially thinking that is way out of line with reality. Hopefully, those on the receiving end of those cuts won't stomp off in a huff but will wait until the other 'sobers' up for a heart-to-heart talk.
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I was seeing the saw as a buckle and was going to jet off to google and see if they were invented yet. :) No logic here, mostly a jumble...
ReplyDeleteA perfect example of how what we think we see (or hear) isn't always what is there or was said. I do it a hundred times a day...
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That's a lot of sharp edges to deal with today. Hope you have/had your bandages and antibacterial agent at hand. Be safe.
ReplyDeleteMy day wasn't nearly as dramatic as the cards I drew, thank goodness. :)
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