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, June 17, 2023

Filling Every Crevice

From the Hoi Polloi Tarot, Judgment; from the I Ching Pack, Hexagram 29 (Water over Chasm):

Without spiritual discipline we are never going to wake up or advance on our journey through this life. 
―Joan Gattuso

Spiritual awakening isn't an exit strategy but a deep dive into reality with arms spread wide. It means we do not turn our head or distract ourselves from what is happening here and now; we see it clearly without adding our personal assumptions, projections or opinions. Yet Hexagram 29 (Abyss) points out that our emotions can flood us and cause us to retreat, thinking that these feelings are aligned with facts rather than just a temporary energy that moves through us (dissipating when we don't feed it with thoughts). But just as water flows and fills up every depression it tumbles over, we too need not avoid what frightens us. Open and curious, we investigate its nature and learn what it has to teach us. Then, rather than impulsively reacting, we can make an informed choice.

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