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

Wednesday, July 19, 2023

A New Story

From the Hezicos Tarot, Death; from the Way of the Horse Oracle, Kairos:

There is no real ending. It’s just the place where you stop the story.
― Frank Herbert

Death brings dramatic endings - jobs, relationships, stages of life, geographical relocations, etc. Even though impermanence is the natural course of things, it still seems sudden and shocking. We just expect things to last. But as Herbert says, this is just one story stopping and another beginning. Without invalidating its importance, we leave what's over in the past and start writing a new chapter. Kairos, in the ancient Greek language, meant a critical or opportune moment. It suggests a decisive action based on precision and right timing. The companion book states, "The best-laid plans [including those that are dashed] can distract you from unexpected opportunities. Sometimes you must wait patiently for an opening - then act without hesitation." 

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