From the Roots of Asia Tarot, the Knight of Wands; from the Mahjongg Oracle, the Farmer:
Clean up your own mess. —Robert Fulghum
The Knight of Wands is Air within Fire, a quick mind inside a body with too much energy to sit still. I was waiting in line at Walgreens the other day and saw a woman leave her four-year-old son outside the bathroom with their buggy, commanding him to "Stay here." Two seconds after she left, he was using the buggy to ram into shelves and displays. In the same way, the impulsive actions of this knight often lead to mayhem, but because he's constantly in motion, he's usually not there to notice them. The Farmer signifies the tasks and toil of bringing in the harvest. Rather than speaking of tenacity or patience, it encourages us to do the physical effort that is required. So instead of simply saying "sorry," we need to clean up the messes we make.
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