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

Sunday, July 21, 2024

In Reflection

This week I'll be using the Out of Hand Tarot created and self-published by Jamie Sawyer along with her digital guidebook. I'll also be using the Seashells of the Seashore Playing Cards, published by OnPoint Specialty; the meanings assigned are my own based on research. Today's draws are the Hermit and Spiny Oyster:


It was funny how some things could be seen more clearly in a reflection than in reality.
― Eddy Boudel Tan

Sawyer writes, "There is much to be absorbed in the stillness of chosen solitude." Diving deep into our history and into our personal psychology, we see what we've inherited and how conditions have shaped us. In the light of this knowledge, is this the path we want to stay on? Has it helped us or just been a means of spiritual bypass? The Spiny Oyster is not a true oyster; the spines on its shell have resulted in it also being called 'thorny oyster.' Sometimes we uncover and bring to light things that make us resistive and defensive. This is likely a reaction to being afraid of criticism and judgment. Yet having that feeling does not mean we can't also be responsible for our behavior, especially if we seek to change that which has not been beneficial.


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