This week I'll be using Tarot by Caro, created and self-published by Caroline Clarke. The oracle I'll be drawing from is the I Ching, illustrated by Klaus Holitzka with instructions by Marlies Holitzka; it is published by AGM Urania. Today's cards are Strength and Hexagram 56:
Clarke's rendition of Strength made me think of dog handlers at a show - 'flagging' the tail and slipping a treat to the dog. My inner beast - the part of me that would like to freely offer head slaps and say whatever passes through my mind - must be treated with care and respect as well. Rather than trying to sit on it to keep it under control, I can acknowledge what has happened (injustice, unkindness, etc.) but without exaggeration or assumptions. Hexagram 56 is called the Wanderer and advocates for humility, calmness and intelligence, as if we were a stranger in a new land. Staying calm and open-minded can create a pause and a chance to understand what was behind what occurred instead of rushing to judgment.
I caught myself a couple of times yesterday ready to lambast others for "what are you thinking?" I held back not wanting to ruin a perfectly good backyard bbq. Still...what are some people thinking? Course the same thing could be said about me from them.
ReplyDeleteI try (but often fail) to make a charitable assumption about why they are like that. I might be better at it by the time I'm 100. :D
Deletesomething to look forward to...when we are all 80 we can let 'er rip and people with think how colorful we are :)
ReplyDeleteI started saying that when I turned 65; "I am just getting eccentric in my 'old age."
DeleteHeehee :D
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