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, September 20, 2018

Looking Beyond

From the John Bauer Tarot, the Two of Wands; from the Arthur Rackham Oracle, 'Discovery' (A Midsummer Night's Dream):
          The Bauer lwb suggests the phrase "look beyond what you know" for this Two of Wands. It can feel comfortable and safe to stick with the ideas and knowledge we have; a need for security might keep us from peering over our own wall. Yet the Discovery card insists that there is more out there that will broaden and enliven our narrow world, even though it means enduring some hardships to find it. The Buddha as Gautama Siddhartha lived a luxurious lifestyle as a prince. Had he not ventured beyond the safety of this opulence, he would have never experienced the immense suffering in the world and had his moment of awakening. What is waiting beyond our wall?
No man's knowledge here can go beyond his experience.
~John Locke

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4 comments:

  1. Sharyn Mallow WoerzSeptember 20, 2018 at 1:33 PM

    looking over then jumping over is where the fun is.
    Hannibal MO today

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  2. Carolyn TindorSeptember 21, 2018 at 9:25 AM

    Get out and about and take a walk on the wild-side.

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    1. thesycamoretreeSeptember 21, 2018 at 11:47 AM

      Getting out in the wild would definitely create a new perspective.

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