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

Thursday, February 15, 2024

How We Respond

From the New Era Elements Tarot, the Daughter of Water (Princess/Page of Cups); from the Tao Oracle, Conflict (Hexagram 6):

All conflict can be traced back to someone’s feelings getting hurt, don’t you think?
—  Liane Moriarty

The Daughter of Water is warm, compassionate, kind and tender. From an elemental standpoint, she is water of water; emotionally, she lives on a tiny isle of romance and joy. Responsive to the needs of others, people enjoy her sensitivity and attention. Because she guards her inner island of harmony closely, she does not handle discord well. Yet conflict does not imply that relationships are imperfect. Hexagram 6 speaks of a clash of wills about the rightness of their ideas or ways of doing things. It's easy to slip into brain-lock, being unable to hear and consider another point of view. However being open-minded doesn't mean giving up our values but making space to consider a wider, more expansive view; it means seeing a more complete picture of the situation. As Thomas Crum explained, "The quality of our lives depends not on whether or not we have conflicts, but on how we respond to them."

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