This week I'll be using the Touchstone Tarot, created and self-published by Kat Black. Along with it I'll be using the John Waterhouse Oracle, created and self-published by Elaine Wilkinson. Today's draws are the Happy Squirrel and Windflowers:
I had forgotten all about the Happy Squirrel card until it turned up this morning. Originally from an episode of "The Simpsons" many years ago, it is a satirical look at fortune-telling (how rigidly and grimly some folks read the cards). Kat Black describes it this way: "Lighten up. Do not take yourself, or anything, too seriously. There are no simple answers, life is very complicated and the most important thing is to take joy in the journey." Windflowers, sometimes called Windswept, shows a woman and a field of flowers buffeted by gusty winds. It is a caution about letting our emotions sweep us away without questioning the validity or perspective behind them. We don't have to attempt to squash our feelings, but neither do we need to self-identify with them either. This is just a moment in our lifetime, not an era.
All things pass.
ReplyDeleteBut till they do, it can be uncomfortable and even painfully unpleasant. I find those times tough and stressful, and am not good at navigating them. -Kate
Here in the U.S., we are being forced to navigate 4 years of an insane man's dictatorship. Every day is a horror show. Some days I focus solely on my tasks. Other days, I look for those around me that I can help. Art, exercise and nature help, as does my spiritual practice. Yet there are days when I feel like I'm drowning in rage and despair.
DeleteAround the world, we share your pain. He and his yes-people are creating so much of it, and setting your own country back so far. They speak and behave like monsters, as many throughout human history have done. I just hope something can be salvaged after the destruction they and those like them are causing. -Kate
ReplyDeleteI just hope other countries realize he doesn't represent the values of many of us!
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