Mugged by Reality

 From the Secret Forest Tarot, the Ten of Swords; from the Faeries' Oracle, Bodacious Bodach:

          When we stubbornly follow blind beliefs (ideas based on opinion or emotion rather than evidence), we end up in blind alleys where we get mugged by reality. That kind of experience can make us question everything, often leading us to be more open-minded. But Bodacious Bodach appears as a caution; this fairy is known for being meddlesome and an 'unhelpful helper.' To put it in the words of Terry Pratchett: "The trouble with having an open mind, of course, is that people will insist on coming along and trying to put things in it." Before adopting another set of ideas that could be based on ignorance or misunderstanding, we need to figure out whether their foundation sits on any facts.