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

Tuesday, October 17, 2023

Give Me An Answer

From the Tarot of the Enchanted Forest, the Seven of Visions (Cups); from the Mushroom Spirit Oracle, Cordyceps:


In a gazing bowl, several possible futures are shown. How simple it would be if only a bowl, a deck of cards or a crystal ball could show us what to do if we wanted to be fulfilled. We are an impatient lot, and generally seek the easier, faster way to answers. The problem is that even if we were told exactly what would provide satisfaction, it wouldn't last because things are always changing. Cordyceps, literally 'club-headed,' is a parasitic fungus that infects bugs like ants and spiders. It fills these bug bodies with spores, then compels them to seek height and remain there before it expels these spores. Trying to find someone or something to tell us what will make us happy is like becoming a zombie bug. Instead, we could find our essence - our core values and what nourishes our heart. It's a harder, slower way, but we might try the suggestions of Matthew Jones which can adapt to change (Inc.com):
  • Challenge yourself to grow.
  • Contribute to others.
  • Live in the present moment.
  • End your sense of entitlement.
  • Connect to something larger than yourself.


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