This week I'll be using the Osho Zen Tarot, created by Ma Deva Padma and published by St. Martin's Press. I'll also be using the A'HA Oracle, created and self-published by Linnie Lambrechtsen. The card draws for today are the Rebel (Emperor) and Eternity:
No matter where you go or what you do, you live your entire life within the confines of your head. ―Terry Josephson
Rather than an Emperor who sets down the laws and enforces them, Padma's card illustrates self-sovereignty. We often like to point to things outside of ourselves that constrict and confine us, forgetting about what lies between our ears. All of us have an inner committee, shaped and conditioned by our previous experiences, that run our lives based on concretized concepts and values. That committee is frequently influenced by our present moods and emotions as well. The Rebel questions his mind's decrees, refusing what doesn't reflect reality or could harm his or another's well-being. The Eternity card asks us to ponder what will be left when we step off the space/time track. Our actions are our only true belongings, which may well affect people and places long after we are gone. To leave behind a healthy inheritance, it must be shaped by wisdom and compassion, not by our mental habits.
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