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

Saturday, February 9, 2019

Strange Need

From the Brady Tarot, the Five of Arrows (Swords); from the African American Wisdom Knowledge Cards, 'Derek Walcott:'
          An emaciated polar bear that has been shot full of arrows nears death. Humans are much like animals; we will territorially defend whatever we think someone is encroaching on, and many times that something is simply a set of beliefs. Are we willing to lose everything because we are so sure that we are completely right and the other side completely wrong? Do we think being openminded is a sign of weakness? Derek Walcott, a poet, playwright, and professor, received the 1992 Nobel Prize in Literature. The quote on this card is a red flag that reminds us that sometimes we don't realize what we loved until it is broken. And unlike vases, not all relationships can be glued back together.
The need to be right, and by extension, to control people, situations, and outcomes, regularly obstructs the ability to be happy—insofar as happiness is a function of contentment and peace of mind, also known as serenity.  — Dan Mager

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  1. Carolyn TindorFebruary 9, 2019 at 9:06 AM

    Sad when we realize how much a loved one and the polar bear are missed when gone.

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    1. thesycamoretreeFebruary 9, 2019 at 9:17 AM

      Especially when our action or inaction has something to do with that loss.

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  2. Stubblejumpers CafeFebruary 9, 2019 at 4:52 PM

    Here I am, one of my first days back home, big ambitions for the afternoon (making lentil-herb soup, making spinach-mushroom pizza, doing yoga, etc.) and was about to set up a video talk by Eckhart Tolle on the laptop on the kitchen counter. I had your page and today's entry open already, waiting for me since earlier in the day, and decided to read it and a couple others before getting started chopping and sauteeing. And then I noticed (why did it take so long after coming here for years?) the link to a video reviewing your Elements of Recovery deck and couldn't resist. So you are to blame if I don't get around to everything I had planned. Hee! Loved your drawings, as well as learning that you're an artist and teacher. -Kate

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    1. thesycamoretreeFebruary 9, 2019 at 6:41 PM

      For someone who just returned home, you are a busy bee! Thank you for your kind words and for taking the time to watch Chloe's video. :)

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