This week I'll be using the Fey Tarot, a book and deck set created by Riccardo Minetti and Mara Aghem. This set was published by Lo Scarabeo. The oracle I'll be using is the I Misteri della Sibilla, created by Ettore Maiotti and published by Dal Negro. Today's draws are the Two of Wands and the King of Hearts:
The joy of life comes from our encounters with new experiences, and hence there is no greater joy than to have an endlessly changing horizon, for each day to have a new and different sun.
―Christopher McCandless
We all have experienced the restlessness that comes with wanting something new to learn or experience, a chance to broaden our horizons. But when the opportunity arises, do we jump out of our comfort zone or hesitate? The King of Hearts, a mature, often retired man, would suggest a pause. Excitement can make us impulsive, causing us to neglect investigating, planning and preparing. Having experienced much of life (including making his own mistakes), he might bring up McCandless from the quote above. McCandless hitchhiked to Alaska and entered the Alaskan bush with minimal supplies, hoping to live simply off the land. He was woefully unprepared and ended up taking shelter in an abandoned bus. A hunter later found his body; his cause of death was starvation. We all need new ways to explore our world, but there is a big difference between dreams and reality. Plan accordingly.
I think McCandless died from eating a poisonous plant that he thought was a safe one but he was in a weakened state from starvation, and didn't know it but was very close to a highway and could easily have walked out and gotten help. Have you seen the documentary? He made sure to leave a sign to be found with his body if he didn't survive. It said "I had a good life." -Kate
ReplyDeleteI read the book. I kept thinking he might have had an even better and longer life if he had gone with someone more experienced. He had enthusiasm but not a lot of knowledge for living in the wilds of Alaska. His journal notes were pretty sad at the end.
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