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

Saturday, April 15, 2023

Beware of Salesmen in Sheep's Clothing

From the Granny Jones Australian Tarot, the Star; from the Button Oracle, Claddagh:

Uncertainty is an uncomfortable position. But certainty is an absurd one.
― Voltaire

The Star cards shows Tasmania's Richmond Bridge and St. John's Catholic Church behind it. What transpired to break Granny's certainty and stability? Was she told that if she fervently believed and prayed without ceasing she would be granted her wish? Yet it could be that she is guiding someone else who has been crushed by disappointment or a foundational collapse. Hope is a good thing if we don't tie it to a specific outcome; confidence that things will change might be the safest aspiration. The Claddagh button is a symbol of loyalty and trustworthiness. We all need the support of others, but we need to be careful and discerning about those we offer our trust. As Alejandro Alex Jadad put it, "Never sell your head to buy a hat."

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