Solar Eclipse

From the Mary-El Tarot, the Seven of Disks; from the OH Cards, Stairway:

You get out of life what you put into it. I think you need a bit of luck, but you also make a bit of luck. ―John Key

An eclipsed sun in this card implies that things don't seem very bright and enjoyable at the moment. Yet the two beams that still shine resemble a drafting compass. White writes that we are the demiurge of our own lives, tasked with creating meaning and order out of what we've been given. Both card and comment are apropos to aging - finding ourselves in bodies that ache, endure insomnia, have less energy, and deal with health challenges. Like the Stairway, we're going up a steep incline with no idea of what's behind the door at the top. Yet from that height, we also have a much better view of what's important and what's just small potatoes. We have a chance to stop in awe and wonder, appreciating what's all around us. As Jules Renard said, "It's not how old you are. It's how you are old."