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 23, 2025

Pushing Back

From the Slow Tarot, the Nine of Wands; from the ROAR Oracle, Ada Lovelace:



There is no greater education than one that is self-driven.
―Neil deGrasse Tyson

I can just imagine someone asking this woman, "Haven't you had enough? Why are you so stubborn?" But she is no contrarian, no rebel without a cause. She's seen what this fight is worth (the flowering branches behind her) and knows the fruit of her effort will be worth the hardship. Ada Lovelace's mathematical talents led her to a long working relationship and friendship with mathematician Charles Babbage, known as the "father of computers." Lovelace recognized that their work on the Analytical Engine had applications far beyond pure calculation. She didn't have time for sexist Victorian BS; she encourages us to push against boundaries set into place by others that limit us. 


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