This week I'll be using the Wild Unknown Tarot, orignially created and self-published by Kim Krans, but now published by HarperOne. I'll also be using the Pictish Oracle, created by myself and brought to life in 3-D form by an Etsy craftswoman. Today's draws are the Devil and Wolf:
The quality of our life is determined by our mind’s response to the circumstances of our life. It is not determined directly by the circumstances.
—Yoshin David Radin
What do we do when, metaphorically speaking, our feet are in the fire? How do we handle a tsunami-sized wave of stress and anxiety that is related to external situations beyond our control? Intense emotions often result in binges of some kind, whether food, sleep, shopping or alcohol. While these actions offer a temporary distraction, they are neither beneficial nor healthy for an extended period of time. For the Picts, the wolf represented a marauder who took their livestock and presented a danger to night travelers. It symbolizes a predator, especially to the unwary. Both these draws suggest a need for a consistent spiritual practice that can help ground us when circumstances pull the rug out from beneath us. Now is the time for starting, however. As Rick Hanson said, "When the storm comes, you're left with what's already inside you."
Sometimes the predator is within.
ReplyDeleteI think that is exactly what that quote and these cards are pointing too. :)
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