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, March 28, 2020

Today is the Day

This week I'll be using the Albano Waite Tarot, a recolored version of the RWS created by Frankie Albano and published by U.S. Games. The oracle deck I'll be pairing with it is the Rumi Cards, created by Eryk Hanut and Michelle Wetherbee and published by Tuttle Publishing. Today's draws are the Four of Pentacles and 'Tomorrow's already gone:'
          Is this fellow being miserly or mindful of his resources? It appears he's understood the importance of social distancing, but has he distanced himself from compassion and kindness as well? Wise discernment is required now (Covid-19 has given our little city a wallop), but does one person really need a case of toilet paper and 20 bottles of hand gel? Hoarding mass amounts might make a person feel protected, but all those other people who find shelves empty will keep looking, which means people will be out and about when they shouldn't have to be. The Rumi quote suggests that we do the best we can now, rather than live in dread of tomorrow. As the Dalai Lama stated, "There are only two days in the year that nothing can be done. One is called yesterday and the other is called tomorrow, so today is the right day to love, believe, do, and mostly, live."

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  1. Sharyn Mallow WoerzMarch 28, 2020 at 9:24 AM

    the only meme I've ever seen that was worth looking at was the 4 of coins with toilet paper instead of coins.
    The grocery stores are also coping with families who normally eat breakfast and lunch out at work or school, now needing all that food while staying home. Complex world for sure. People have short memories though, took 10 years of privation to make the depression era folk what they became.

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    1. thesycamoretreeMarch 28, 2020 at 9:53 AM

      Because we have so many people in our area that depend on school breakfasts and lunches for their kids, the county is providing sites that will provide these bagged meals for any kids 1 to 18.

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  2. Carolyn TindorMarch 28, 2020 at 10:33 AM

    The lessons that could be learned. Like any class room, some will and others are just going through the motions.

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    1. thesycamoretreeMarch 28, 2020 at 1:05 PM

      It can be hard to teach anything to those who are closed-minded or self-centered.

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