Saturation Sickness

From the Motherpeace Tarot, the Four of Cups; from the Toltec Oracle, Koyolshauki:

 Craving creates tunnel vision: we see only what we yearn for.

—Joan Duncan Oliver

          A moment of fear, anger, loss, or jealousy can be fed until it saturates our life, becoming a constant background of anxiety, a regurgitation of resentment, a heavy burden of grief, or an obsession of lack. The Four of Cups shows a woman trying to cleanse herself of such emotions; rather than continue to drink from the same jugs, she chooses a fresh stream. Koyolshauki - the Moon - warns us to carry the light of consciousness into the darkness as we cleanse our minds. There's work to do when it comes to emotional baggage. Our hands and minds fit those handles well after years of holding it, and familiarity can be a hard thing to let go of. Those emotions have gotten us through some tough times (or at least they seemed to help), but now they have become more like an addiction that keeps our lives tightly constricted. In the words of Gail Brenner: "It all boils down to a simple truth: resistance brings suffering; acceptance and openness bring ease."