From the Idiosyncradeck, the Fool; from the Mixed Emotions deck, Depressed:
Somehow, in our time, we have boiled all the flavor out of faith and turned it into mere 'belief.' It is not a conviction tucked away in our intellect. ~Stan Litore
Norma Cowie, in her book Tarot for Successful Living, writes that the Fool completes all motion by faith. If she's talking about an intellectual assurance that everything will turn out just fine, I'd have to disagree with her. The Fool abandons certainty and comfort and embraces vulnerability. Real faith is a state of being; it keeps us afloat because we haven't anchored our 'okayness' to any specifics. Faith keeps us teachable - rather than trying to fit our situation into some preformed mold, we stay curious. Depression is a common but serious illness that negatively affects how a person feels, the way they think and how they act. It is based on biochemistry, genetics, personality and environmental factors. Treatment involves inside changes, through medicine, cognitive therapy, etc. Specific beliefs that we are tied to can keep us from being open to change. In the words of Rea Nolan Martin, "Release your beliefs for the time being, and do not labor at bringing them into congruity with the crisis. Have faith that whatever is happening to you now will be neither lost nor forgotten, but witnessed and acknowledged in the fullness of its truth."
I had to lose religion to gain faith. Lovely.
ReplyDeleteExactly. Spirituality has nothing to do with beliefs but instead is a way of being.
DeleteI am trying to decide if to have a 'Fool Moment'
ReplyDeleteA course that I think will do real good or hope it will, but the expense is a bit up there. Investment or Folly? Only way to know is take a leap of faith and invest in myself.
At the very least you will vet them and know whether they are worth taking a second course from. :)
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