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, March 26, 2020

Thy Name is Fear

From the Hadar Marseille Tarot, the Devil; from the Greek Alphabet Runes, Iota:
          Bursten explains that the face on the Devil's belly indicates being led by one's appetites rather than logic. Appetite, in this case, is more than just hunger; it includes anything that drives us to seek it because we feel it is beneficial for us (regardless of other people). The problem with leaving rational thought and compassion in the closet is that we are often driven by fear. We react in destructive ways, from power pushes to addictive behavior. Iota is related to yod, the smallest letter of the Hebrew alphabet. It signifies something tiny and insignificant, as in its usage "not one iota." Together with the Devil, it cautions us not to blow something small into an imaginary, huge problem. Our magnifying minds need to look through the lens of rationality. It may be what we fear is only a molehill in disguise.

Anything that causes you to overreact or underreact can control you, and often does.     
~David Allen




4 comments:

  1. I'm using CNN, BBC news, and Reuters, with the occasional drift by HuffPost for fun :) Do you have any suggestions for other balanced sources?

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    1. I've been using Snopes a lot. I guess people are in the 'see and send' mode, instead of checking facts first. You've got some good sources!

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