The suit of Stones represents security, practicality, and groundedness. Just as Pollack's card illustrates a sacred place for centering, so do each of us need a ballast to keep us mentally, physically and emotionally stable in the real world. Our bodies and senses are the easiest tools to use as mindful anchors, as one moment flows into the next: feeling bare feet on the ground, listening to the sounds of birdsong, smelling spring flowers in bloom, tasting each bite of a meal, watching waves lap the shore, or noticing the body as it moves through daily tasks. Owl flies in to hack up a pellet of fur and bone, reminding us not to hold on to what does not benefit us. Anxious busyness, emotional frustration and anger, and other distractions keep us from taking care of our physical and mental health.
We are so unwise that we wander about in times that do not belong to us, and do not think of the only one that does; so vain that we dream of times that are not and blindly flee the only one that is. ~Blaise Pascal
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