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

Tuesday, September 4, 2018

Googling for Answers

From the Navigators of the Mystic Sea Tarot, the Two of Swords; from the Celtic Lenormand, 'Clouds:'
          Some people, when faced with a difficult decision, simply pull the covers over their head and attempt to ignore the situation. Others go into combat mode, googling for information, talking to people who might have answers and checking for any studies or research. This fellow definitely falls into the second group; trying to stay balanced on that cylinder in the water is likely what motivates him. Humans don't tolerate uncertainty very well. Anxiety over not having solid ground beneath us can make us do some crazy things in search of the right answer. The Clouds card reinforces this sense of confusion and ambiguity. Yet it is in this groundless place where we can choose to open our mind beyond our preferences and prejudices, allowing us to dare to do what we've never done before.

I wanted a perfect ending. Now I've learned, the hard way, that some poems don't rhyme, and some stories don't have a clear beginning, middle, and end. Life is about not knowing, having to change, taking the moment and making the best of it, without knowing what's going to happen next. Delicious Ambiguity. ― Gilda Radner

4 comments:

  1. If we ever meet Chole we'll grill her on what came first. Well the idea of course, but Will Worthington or US Games. it is beautiful.

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    1. 😁 I love anything Worthington has a hand in, and Chloe's booklet is very helpful for folks like me who don't have a deep knowledge of Lenormand.

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  2. If we don't sort our those clouds of confusion we can find ourselves on unstable grounds/platforms.

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    1. Sometimes we have to just make the most well informed choice we can without certainty of how things will turn out.

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