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

Saturday, October 11, 2025

The Greatest Weapon

From the Classic Tarot, the King of Swords; from the Constellations Deck, Monoceros:



If a person gave away your body to some passerby, you’d be furious. Yet you hand over your mind to anyone who comes along, so they may abuse you, leaving it disturbed and troubled — have you no shame in that? —Epictetus

The King of Swords would make a good Stoic, with his emphasis on logic and reason. Whether protecting or guiding, he knows his mind is his greatest weapon and tool. Control over one's own judgments and emotions, through the practice of this philosophy, is the way to wisdom and peace. Monoceros is a northern constellation representing a unicorn and suggests fantasy and imagination. While living in a dream world may sound blissful, imagination is a two-sided coin. Even though we may conjure up idyllic scenes, the mind can just as easily create hellish ones. Seneca would advocate training the mind to live in the real world: "We suffer more in imagination than reality."

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  1. Blondi BlathersOctober 11, 2025 at 12:39 PM

    Seneca's words seem very true, in my experience. Imagining a dramatic moment can bring me to tears far sooner than a lived experience.

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