Fix It Mentality

From the Tarot of the Absurd, the Hanged Man; from the Post-psychedelic Cyberpunk Deck, Lady Datura:

          This particular Hanged Man shows the insanity that can appear when we find ourselves in a powerless situation but still are determined to 'fix things.' No matter what strategies we try, they all only cause us more pain. The problem is not the problem - we are the problem. Joseph Goldstein wrote, "...most of us are looking for is happiness: deep, abiding fulfillment and completion. The problem is that we’re looking for it in the wrong place. We’re looking in the places where society or our conditioning tells us to look—in the fulfillment of our desires. But that is not where true happiness is found.The desire of craving—the thirst, the fever of unsatisfied longing—is rooted in greed and attachment." That fevered longing is Lady Datura's specialty; she promises something much better than we've ever dreamed, yet the her results are poisonous. Perhaps it would be better to listen to Eckhart Tolle instead: "Surrender to what is. Say 'yes' to life - and see how life starts suddenly to start working for you rather than against you."