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

Thursday, June 15, 2023

Port in a Storm

From the Hoi Polloi Tarot, the King of Cups; from the I Ching Pack, Hexagram 47 (Lake over Chasm):


When the waves and winds are raging, there's nothing like finding a port in the storm. That's what this King represents - a calm and composed demeanor that affects those around him in a beneficial way. I was at the medical center where my personal care physician practices yesterday for my yearly checkup, when the tornado warning sirens went off. Everyone, staff and patients, were ushered into the inner hallways for safety. We finally got the all-clear to go back to our exam rooms only to have another siren go off (for a second tornado). There's nothing like doctors and nurses who have to deal with emergencies on a day-to-day basis to be the grounding center for everyone else's nerves. Hexagram 47 suggests exhaustion, and a caution that even the most unflappable folks need their own port or practices to keep them from burning out.  

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