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

Wednesday, September 11, 2019

Passion + Discernment

From the Urban Tarot, the Prince (Knight) of Wands; from the Principles to Live By, Discernment:
          This Prince/Knight likes to create a stir, and he has enough energy and enthusiasm to keep it going. Scott's version (a TV journalist) is a bit of a trickster and based on Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert. Like the jester of the court, you might have some laughs but there is a lot of hard truths in the mix too. It reminds me of Stewart's impassioned plea to Congress for health benefits for the 9/11 first responders who were exposed to so much toxic dust in their efforts to help. He may be a comedian, but he also knows how to get things done. Discernment is the ability to see with clarity, recognizing truth without it being blocked by personal opinion, wishes or emotion. Like this Prince, we all have causes we are passionate about. The hard part is balancing our compassion with the wisdom of discernment so that we can be effective.

A great many people think they are thinking when they are really rearranging their prejudices. ~William James

In memory of the innocent and brave lives lost.
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4 comments:

  1. Sharyn Mallow WoerzSeptember 11, 2019 at 11:49 AM

    rearranging prejudice ..most can't even envision going that far.

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  2. thesycamoretreeSeptember 11, 2019 at 11:53 AM

    Acknowledging our own prejudices would be a start.

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  3. Carolyn TindorSeptember 11, 2019 at 4:30 PM

    Too bad many act from a self-righteous position, instead of acknowledging that their beliefs might be based on hundreds of years of prejudices. Handed down from generation to generation.

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    1. thesycamoretreeSeptember 11, 2019 at 5:18 PM

      That's a good point. Those handed down ideas are often thought of as truth.

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