Disenchanted

From the Ellis Deck, the Four of Cups; from the Brownies Oracle, Succession:

It dropped so low in my regard

I heard it hit the ground,

And go to pieces on the stones

At bottom of my mind

― Emily Dickinson

Disenchantment can come when what we valued, what we invested our emotional resources in, suddenly doesn't look so bright and shiny when it takes concrete form. Succession suggests we look at how one thing followed another to see how we ended up where we are. Did we have unrealistic expectations? Did the magic slip away when we saw the great effort it would take to obtain what we were looking for? Were there personal agendas among participants instead of cooperation? Once the fantasy bubble pops, we can use our discernment to choose a different direction.