From the Da Vinci Enigma Tarot, the Ten of Earth (Pentacles); from the Insectorum Divinorum, Swarm:
Dimmi: What have you inherited?
Leonardo's sketch shows the plans for a basilica; for stability, the depths of the foundation must be in proportion to the weight that will rest on it. We all have a foundation from our family of origin - patterns of saving and spending as well as healthy or unhealthy habits that affect the body. Added to this base is the effect of our social community, as seen in the Swarm. While we might like to think of ourselves as rational and street-smart, we all have an innate desire for an easy answer. Cognitive short-cuts (heuristics) can be helpful time-savers, but relying on what is familiar because we assume it is good and safe is not always wise. Whether we are dealing with familial foundations or patterns within our social groups, critical thinking rather than collective thinking is necessary. Our fact finding is not made invalid if others disagree with us - people in distressing situations tend to cling even tighter to the familiar, even when the familiar is a delusion.
The house of delusions is cheap to build but drafty to live in.
― A. E. Housman
A number of decks I've had over the years were based on mob mentality. All gone.
ReplyDeleteI still find my chain occasionally jerked to buy a deck. I've learned to wait a few weeks and see how I feel about it - the excitement to buy is usually gone by then. I don't see too many decks that I want anymore.
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