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, October 8, 2020

She Blooms in Any Garden

From the Cosmic Cycles Tarot, the Queen of Pentacles; from the Magic Neko Deck, the Queen of Hearts:


          Not every Queen of Pentacles has babies and bakes casseroles; some of them bring home the bacon. Perhaps her husband left her, she chose not to marry, or she is a teen that escaped an abusive situation at home. Her past has taught her to learn how to take care of her own needs. That is why she's so nurturing to others - she knows what it's like to be without. The Queen of Hearts represents that feeling of being grounded and offers a firm foundation to rest on while the rest of the world spins. We all need something to help us feel sane when the people we're around seem to have lost their minds. These two queens have likely had some engaging and enlightening conversations.

Lotus flowers lead harrowing journeys. Their seeds sprout in murky swamp water, thick with dirt and debris and snarls of roots. For a lotus to bloom, she must forge her way through this terrible darkness, avoid being eaten by fish and insects, and keep pressing onward, innately knowing, or at least hoping, that there is sunlight somewhere above the water's surface, if she can only summon the strength to get there. And when she does, she emerges unscathed by her journey and blooms triumphantly.
― Sarah Jio




4 comments:

  1. I thought she was sitting on a coffin, took my eyes a minute to adjust the perspective of under the desk. :)

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  2. They are best friends even though they approach Life from different perspectives.

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