The Beating Stick

From the Tarot de St. Croix, the Seven of Pentacles; from the Archetype Cards, Lover:

A woman wearing a leopard outfit (a symbol of power and resourcefulness), reaches out to arrange her many projects. St. Croix suggests she do an evaluation before she unleashes her energy. What will need the most attention? What should take priority of importance? Does she have the resources needed? The Lover card asks where we have placed our devotion. In the case of the Seven of Pentacles, hopefully it is not with the passion of perfection. It's all too easy to get lost in the weeds instead of simply assessing whether we're making progress, which rarely moves in a straight path. As Rebecca Solnit wrote, "Perfection is a stick with which to beat the possible."