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

Sunday, October 18, 2020

Opening Doors

This week I'll be using the Victorian Romantic Tarot, created by Alex Ukolov and Karen Mahony with Magic Realist Press as publisher. I will also be drawing from Dreaming in Color: the Luman Deck, created and self-published by Mindy Hope Sommers. Today's draws are the Page of Swords and Catharsis:

When awareness and alertness become integral parts of our character, our ignorance and fears gradually start dying out. ―Prem Jagyasi

          This Page holds his sword like a gun and walks like a hunter with his ears and eyes open and alert. Yet what this young fellow hunts is not game, but knowledge and truth. He's learning how to use his sword to slice away fallacy and fiction from what is factual. In today's world, that can take dedication to pursue. Catharsis refers to releasing in order to find relief and restoration. Under the Page's influence, this might include rejecting a set of rigid ideas for an open mind. To accept only what we currently believe means we close off many doors to other possibilities. An open mind doesn't negate discernment, but it can allow us to create change.



4 comments:

  1. Looks to me like he is looking for a place to bury it.
    You and Carolyn are on the same page today, no pun intended. Happy New Week

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  2. We both drew the Page of Swords today, and each has something different to say. Dialect. Each Page is from a different deck/region sounding and appearing different to the ear and eye, but there are similarities.

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