Self-Mugging

This week I'll be using Tarot of the Secret Forest, created by Lucia Mattioli and published by Lo Scarabeo. I'll also be drawing from the Faeries' Oracle created by Brian Froud with text by Jessica Macbeth; it was published by Simon & Schuster. Today's cards are the Knave of Coins and Singer of Courage:

The Knave of Coins is always trying to construct something (or take it apart to see how it works). He pauses, checks to see if he has the right part, then checks again. He's a hands-on methodical learner, but it will eventually make him very good at what he chooses to do. Patience and steadiness are as much a part of him as breathing. But there is more to learn than following the rules and instructions to the letter. The Singer of Courage reminds us that an expansive life goes beyond plodding along and coloring inside the lines in order to maintain our comfort zone. The world is constantly changing, and we need to be brave enough to adapt and learn new things instead of rigidly trying to stay safely cocooned. We'd do well to heed the words of Brendan Behan: "Every man, through fear, mugs his aspirations a dozen times a day."