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, March 20, 2025

Not on the Couch

From the Hoi Polloi Tarot, the Nine of Pentacles; from the I Ching Pack, Hexagram 1 (Creative Action):



True contentment is a thing as active as agriculture. It is the power of getting out of any situation all that there is in it. ―Gilbert K. Chesterton

Hard work and discipline have produced contentment in the Nine of Pentacles, which should not be confused with complacency. Complacency is stagnant, a state of self-satisfaction that has lost its curiosity and desire to grow. Contentment, on the other hand, is fully engaged with life; it maintains its inquisitiveness and enjoys adding skills and knowledge. When things go wrong, complacency feels like someone shoved us off our cozy couch. When content, we're just curious about how to deal with it. Hexagram 1 (Creative Action) is dynamic power that guides and inspires. Yet it understands that there is a right time for the right action - it works in harmony with what is - planting in the right season. Such awareness fosters contentment. 

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  1. AnonymousMarch 20, 2025 at 11:55 AM

    Great quote. I read a bio of Chesterton last year. His writing was a big influence on C.S. Lewis. I have these I Ching cards, I had forgotten how good they are. I’ve been enjoying this week’s posts. (Judy)

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    1. thesycamoretreeMarch 20, 2025 at 1:17 PM

      I don't know much about Chesterton, but if he influenced Lewis, he must be pretty sharp. These and the Holitzka are my two favorite I Ching decks.

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