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, November 8, 2018

The Rare Gift

From the Swietlistej Drogi, the Two of Wands; from Mirrors of the Heart, 'Grace:'
          A man bows low to a woman; his hat seems to pour out water just as he pours out his feelings. Here is a marriage proposal caught on paper. The young woman must decide where she wants to put her energy and passion. Does she maintain her independence and self-sufficient ways, or does she join with him and allow their combined passions to alter her course? The Grace card is a reminder of a phrase that often rankles me: "But for the grace of God, there go I." Does this mean some people are special snowflakes who get the undeserved gift? I prefer to think of grace as a moment of awareness and awakening, a moment that opens us to goodness even in dire circumstances and then transforms us through gratitude and compassion. Looking through that lens brings humility and a concern for someone other than myself. It may be what changes a person's idea about being an island unto themselves.

I believe we create it for ourselves, through persistence, awareness, and clear-eyed reflection. Grace comes from knowing that to be alive and conscious in this world is a rare gift.
~Katherine Ozment

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