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

Wednesday, May 14, 2025

Hobbies?

From the Hidden Realms Tarot, the Seven of Swords; from the Heart of Faerie, the Prince of Light:



If you don't stick to your values when they're being tested, they're not values: they're hobbies.
―Jon Stewart

This fey looks to the heavens for guidance, wondering if he should bend the truth and ignore his values just this one time. But of course, it's never once, because it gets easier and easier to rationalize doing wrong after we do it the first time. Repeated actions can become habits, which form as the brain creates shortcuts, reducing the need for conscious thought. The Prince of Light holds an egg, representing a new beginning, while also shedding light on a situation. Is this who we want to become, someone who claims ethics and values but ignores them when it favors us?

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