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

Friday, May 30, 2025

Are You Crying?!

From the Dark Mansion Tarot, the King of Swords; from Miss Mai's Victorian Oracle, Clover:



Are you crying?! There's no crying in baseball!
―Tom Hanks in A League of Their Own

This King has no patience for histrionics, whether that is sobbing or stomping and ranting. He believes such an exaggerated display of emotions distracts from the real issue and prevents factual details from being known. He'd probably tell us to go for a long walk and come back when we're calmer and more lucid. What would the King of Swords say about the Clover, a symbol of comfort and good luck? Likely, he would quote Thomas Hardy, "Some folk want their luck buttered." Though many events and circumstances are beyond our control (some lucky, some not), we can develop a more useful response to them if we've cultivated flexibility, knowledge, perseverance, and a healthy work ethic. Histrionics might feel good, but they won't get us around the bases.

4 comments:

  1. This King would say “Use your rational mind and you’ll be in the clover.” He’d also say “Spend the money and get the Faber-Castell Tack-It, it won’t rip your paper like the cheap Lepage’s Fun-Tak.” Kings know these vital things. (J)

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    1. Hee hee, but he'd also tell me more art supplies aren't in the budget at the moment!

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    2. Nah, he wouldn’t say that, look at his face, he says “I want it now!”

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