I use tarot and oracle cards as tools for reflection and contemplation. Rather than divining the future, they are a way for me to look more deeply at the "now."
"The goal isn't to arrive, but to meander, to saunter, to make your life a holy wandering." ~ Rami Shapiro

Monday, September 27, 2021

Surrendering

From the Osho Zen Tarot, the Eight of Cups; from the A'HA Oracle, the Temple of Gentle of Reasoning:


Just as this drop of water surrenders to gravity as it falls off the lotus leaf, so there are times when we need to surrender and let go emotionally. To fail to do so (trying to freeze reality in a specific place and time) will eventually become exhausting, creating a person we no longer recognize. Letting go doesn't mean we become cold and uncaring, nor does it mean we can't be sad. It just means the place where we can plant our seeds and watch them grow lies elsewhere. The Temple of Gentle Reasoning is not a building with a defining creed; it is within ourselves, the ground of our being. Beyond the ego's beliefs and opinions, it is a quiet place of clarity, wisdom and compassion. This temple is a good place to visit when we are reeling from the grief of letting go and in limbo about which direction to turn. It may provide us with the spiritual nudge and guide posts we need.

2 comments:

  1. Letting go can be very difficult. Whatever needs to be release is part of our story and change is scary.

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    1. It can feel like trying to erase something, but that's not really true since you can't erase history. It will always be a chapter in our book.

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