From the Middle Way Arcana, Death; from the Vertical Oracle, Magic:
The Buddha called impermanence one of the distinguishing marks of existence. Though we may intellectually understand that nothing is permanent and everything is changing, we rarely integrate this fact into our day-to-day life. I've had two reminders this week - the death of my backdoor neighbor and the breakdown of our HVAC unit (a necessity in our heat and humidity). Again, I am reminded not to be neglectful but to embrace life and find delight in it. The companion booklet describes Magic occurring "when imagination informs intellect." The open doors and windows in these cards suggest that the thinking mind needs to fly outside its confines. There are a wide range of possibilities when thoughts are replaced by wings. I shall take the guidance of François Rabelais: "I go to seek a Great Perhaps."
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