Teetering Collection

From the PetraK Tarot, the Ten of Cups; from the Astrodice, Jupiter-Cancer-7th House:

Happiness, not in another place but this place...not for another hour, but this hour.

– Walt Whitman

          I had an unexpected, wonderful day this past week, full of love and laughter. It was a perfect Ten of Cups day, filling me with contentment and happiness. But like the teetering collection of cups stacked up on Petra's card, such days aren't meant to be fixed. A lot of causes and conditions come together to make those kind of days, and no cause or condition remains unchanging. Jupiter in Cancer suggests wisdom that comes from our emotional interactions, and in the 7th House, a mutual nurturing and nourishing in our relationships. The conundrum this draw and roll represents is in the way humans think. In the words of Milan Kundera: "Human time does not turn in a circle; it runs ahead in a straight line. That is why man cannot be happy: [the human idea of] happiness is the longing for repetition." Emotional maturity requires that we enjoy our perfect days and remember them fondly, but avoid comparing them with the present moment. Wishing we were somewhere else does not bring contentment or acceptance to where we currently find our feet.