From the Daniloff Tarot, the Six of Swords; from the Kuan Yin Oracle, "Ashes and Ruins" (verse 99):
Kuan Yin painting by Suzanne deVeuve
This is the second Six of Swords I've drawn recently that showed all the swords (ideas, opinions) being left behind. Clinging to our personal beliefs while railing against those of others will provide no peace of mind or harmony. We're obviously attached when our bias keeps us from accepting the truth even though the evidence is clear. But this fellow has chosen not to ride that elevator down to rock bottom (as in the Ten of Swords), and instead leaves his assumptions behind. The Kuan Yin verse reads:
A rider who whips his horse and lets go of the reins
will surely stumble.
A man who sets his own house on fire
will find only ashes and ruins.
Pride and arrogance embrace a scorched earth policy - a military strategy that aims to destroy anything that might be useful to the enemy. The problem is that if we don't wake up from our delusion of greatness, we'll end up burning down all of our own resources and relationships too.
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