A Price

From the RainShadow Tarot, the High Priestess; from the Liminal Spirits Oracle, Fiber:

Mindfulness is our capacity to be aware in a balanced and curious way. It is a fresh awareness that connects intimately with whatever we experience, just as it is, without the distortions of bias, expectation and control. We're not judging what's happening, waiting for something else, or trying to get something. ―Oren Jay Sofer

The Keeper of Wisdom waits for us to become settled and silent before she gives us passage. But like Charon the ferryman who required payment to cross the River Styx, she requires us to let go of any expectations of what we will receive. We wait without motive or demand; when we do, insight will rise. Fiber brought to mind the phrase, "with every fiber of my being." Fiber woven together increases dramatically in strength. It is a reminder that understanding something intellectually is useful, but it is not nearly as valuable as when we embody it and use it in our day-to-day life.