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, June 6, 2026

A Flow

From the Fey Tarot, the King of Chalices; from the I Misteri Della Sibilla, the King of Spades:



Think of freedom as a way of experiencing life itself - a continuous flow in which you meet what arises. —Ken McLeod

The King of Chalices is all about equanimity - not indifference or avoidance, but meeting what arises calmly. Of course, he experiences a full range of emotions, but he doesn't get hooked by the mental stories they create. He allows the physicality of them to flow through and out of his body without adding mental fuel. The King of Spades in Sibilla decks can represent a priest, scientist or judge; each of these professions are guided by a particular method: a sacred text, empiricism or the law. When we find ourselves in a rip current of emotions, what method can we use? We let go of putting ourselves and what we want first. Then we attend to what is in front of us.

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  1. Blondi BlathersJune 6, 2026 at 12:11 PM

    That's such good advice. I wish there was a magic pill for letting go of emotions that have me by the neck! Practice, practice, practice? -Kate

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    1. thesycamoretreeJune 6, 2026 at 12:42 PM

      If I can catch my body and mind contracting before I'm taken out to sea, I have a chance to practice. It is hard though!

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