Pauses and Flashes

From the Delta Enduring Tarot, the Seven of Cast Irons (Pentacles); from the Southernisms Oracle, "I feel it in my bones:"

Intuition will tell the thinking mind where to look next.

―Jonas Salk

A young boy looks over his impressive harvest of tomatoes. Behind him, stalks of corn look more yellow than green. If he's smart, he'll record what he did right with the tomatoes and add that corn needs more frequent watering than his other vegetables. Pausing helps us take stock of what we're trying to grow or develop, acknowledging if our timing has been right, whether needs have been addressed, and if a consistent effort has been applied. The phrase "I feel it in my bones" goes back to older folks whose arthritic or mended bones would ache with a weather change; however, it came to include an intuitive alert about other things as well. Intuition arises from an accumulation of knowledge and experience that is stored in the brain as well as in the cells and tissues of the body. The flash of insight we have from our body-mind is well worth our attention.