What We Expect

From the Spacious Tarot, the Star; from the Phenomena Oracle, the Rainbow:

Life's under no obligation to give us what we expect.

― Margaret Mitchell

The Spacious guidebook describes the Star as a "peaceful reprieve." Indeed, it is a place where we can rest, find our bearings and reflect on how we wound up flat on our face. The Star often represents hope; yet there is wishful hope tied to specific expectations, and wise hope that simply believes that conditions will eventually change. When we find our feet again, it might be wise to take Brandon Sanderson's words to heart: “Expectations were like fine pottery. The harder you held them, the more likely they were to crack.” The Rainbow is the promise of sunny skies after the storm. The only tempest that can last is the one we continually stir in our mind.