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

Friday, January 19, 2024

By Oar or Sail

From the Legacy of the Divine Tarot, the Six of Swords; from the Tea Leaf Reading Cards, Horse:

Well, it's not far back to sanity
At least it's not for me
And if the wind is right you can sail away
And find serenity
—Christopher Cross

Both card draws today suggest movement, in this case, away from the status quo. One of the quickest ways to lose your sanity is to continue trying to solve a problem or communicate with someone over and over with no progress. No matter how many different tactics we try or how respectful our words, the situation or relationship remains unchanged (often only getting worse). George A. Kelly, considered the father of cognitive clinical psychology, defined a psychological disorder as: "Any personal construction which is used repeatedly in spite of consistent invalidation." When chaos is beyond our control, the best thing we can do is recognize that fact and move one (mentally or physically).

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