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

Sunday, January 15, 2023

Virus Scan

This week I'll be using the Tarot of the Absurd, created and self-published by Jessica Rose Shanahan. I'll also be using another self-published deck, the Post-psychedelic Cyberpunk by Masha Falkov. The draws for today are the Nine of Cups and the Virus:

Shanahan uses a flexible genie to illustrate her 'wish card.' Such elasticity suggests that learning to adapt to whatever life throws our way could be a great tool in finding contentment and delight. Having rigid expectations are a reliable way to end up frustrated and disappointed. On the other hand, being versatile can open other avenues and opportunities. The Virus implies a host has been invaded and is now under its influence. The host might be a body or a computer, but the most common is the mind. It happens when we unintentionally let a thought or belief inhabit our head, and then we go off the rails (and no contentment will be found there). The only solution is a virus scan, also known as mindfulness, which allows us to be aware of what is running loose in the mind and dismantle it with logic.

Disorder is inherent in stability... A truly stable system expects the unexpected, is prepared to be disrupted, waits to be transformed.
―Tom Robbins


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