The Unexpected

From the New Liminal Tarot, the Tower; from the Inward Oracle, Purpose:

No matter how organized we are, or how well we plan, we can always expect the unexpected.

~Brandon Jenner

The look of shock and fear on these faces is one I know well. No matter if we pay our insurance, eat healthy, put away some savings and take care of what we own, life can still throw us a curve ball. A hurricane can rip up the house we've paid off with thousands of dollars in damage. A mammogram can show some growths that weren't there before. We spend so much time in protection mode, we forget to cultivate our dealing-with-reality mode. The Purpose card shows a woman doing a Reverse Warrior Pose, a challenging asana that can  release tension in the muscles around the ribs, allowing for a freer deeper breath. The Purpose card asks me what my objective and aspiration is for my life. Is it merely to hide and attempt to avoid the hard, unpleasant stuff, or is it to embrace it all as a spiritual warrior? 

A warrior is always on a journey, and a main feature of that journey is fear. This fear is not simply something to be lamented, avoided, or vanquished. It is something to be examined, something to make a relationship with. ~Pema Chodron