From the Stone Tarot, the Knight of Wands; from the Buddhist Quote Cards, Dhammapada 4:50:
Are you waiting for the right excuse?
Are you waiting for a sign to choose?
While you're waiting, it's the time you lose
What are you waiting for?
―Nickelback
This Knight is as much animal as his horse, so in accord with his stallion that he needs no saddle, bridle or clothes. Alison Stone, in her book of tarot poems, pairs this fellow with Prometheus, best known for defying the Olympian gods by taking fire from them and giving it to humanity. While his decision worked out well for humans, he was condemned to eternal torment. The Dhammapada verse speaks on focusing on our own deeds:
Do not consider the faults of others or what they have or haven't done. Consider rather what you yourself have or haven't done.
Whether we are led by our mind or our heart, the consequences of our actions rest with ourselves, no matter how we'd like to spin the tale.
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