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

Monday, October 2, 2023

Hitching of Fools

From the Ship of Fools Tarot, Love (Lovers); from the Wisdom of the Four Winds, Water:

To my line I have hitched many a fool.
~Venus in Das Narrenschiff

Venus - the power of love and desire personified - shows just how much control and influence she has in this illustration. As I have recently been made aware of, being a soft touch can make a person susceptible to saying 'yes' to things that can have heavy repercussions later. We may then begin to feel like an overburdened donkey, motivated to keep plodding along because of promises and obligations to those we care about. Such duties don't create love but resentment, the opposite of what got us into this mess. Water suggests cleansing, not just of the body but the spirit too. This cleansing is a restoration of integrity, of being honest with ourselves as well as with others about the load we can bear without negative side effects.

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  1. Stubblejumpers CafeOctober 2, 2023 at 2:12 PM

    'This cleansing is a restoration of integrity, of being honest with ourselves as well as with others about the load we can bear without negative side effects.'

    Standing up for oneself is only fair. And resentment is a terrible thing.

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    1. thesycamoretreeOctober 2, 2023 at 6:17 PM

      Resentment can make what was a wonderful life feel small and hellish.

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