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

Thursday, August 18, 2022

Smelling the Coffee

From the Cosmic Tarot, Judgment; from the L'Oeil de Lotus, Key:

Once you wake up and smell the coffee, it's hard to go back to sleep.
~Fran Drescher

What is it that wakes us from our coffins - those boxes we live our lives in that seals us off in an attempt to protect ourselves? In rare cases, it is that which is beautiful and wondrous; often it is adversity that forces us to change our perspective. But once our mind and hearts have been cracked opened, we can no longer hide. We feel the pull to be actively involved in this place that includes both joy and suffering. There is a Key, however, that can unlock what is closed: a spiritual practice. Such a practice isn't about getting but about releasing, letting go of all that keeps us stuck. Those hardened layers are chipped away, and we begin to see with fresh eyes and a tender heart. It is a path of transformation.

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  1. CarolynAugust 18, 2022 at 9:55 AM

    I really like that analogy of waking from what boxes us in; the restrictions we place on ourselves from the learned fear. For me it seemingly is just taking a half of minute, if that much, to acknowledge the wonder of a moment.

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    1. thesycamoretreeAugust 18, 2022 at 10:23 AM

      It's so strange that to realize that what constricts me is something I constructed myself.

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    2. AnonymousAugust 18, 2022 at 11:53 AM

      Carolyn, how true that is.

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