Polishing

This week I'll be using Tarot by Caro, created and self-published by Caroline Clarke. The oracle I'll be drawing from is the I Ching, illustrated by Klaus Holitzka with instructions by Marlies Holitzka; it is published by AGM Urania. Today's cards are the High Priestess and Hexagram 27:

Everyone sees the unseen in proportion to the clarity of his heart, and that depends upon how much he has polished it. Whoever has polished it more sees more - more unseen forms become manifest to him.

― Rumi

This woman tends her inner garden consistently, so much so that the pomegranate she holds has grown there. Contrary to popular belief, meditation is not very relaxing and blissful (especially for beginners), and it takes commitment to maintain. We want to battle all those thoughts and urges that arise instead of just allowing them to pass by without attachment. The High Priestess understands that receptiveness means to simply let them be without engaging. Eventually, without force, she will sink down below the ego where true wisdom and compassion is found. Hexagram 27 is often called Nourishment, and asks us what we are feeding our mind, body and spirit. How are we spending our time, who are we spending time with, and what are we putting in our body? What is wholesome, inspiring and strengthening is what will sustain us and help us thrive.