Explorer at Heart

From the Idiosyncradeck, the Queen of Arrows (Wands); from the Mixed Emotions deck, Curious:

Curiosity about life in all of its aspects, I think, is still the secret of great creative people. 

―Leo Burnett

The Queen of Wands (Arrows) is a fan of swagger and flair - check out her brightly colored scepter with ribbons and flowers. It's not that she tries to be the center of attention; her passion simply shows itself in everything she does and says. But best of all, she'll encourage others to follow whatever fascinates and interests them. How does she sustain such a creative and appealing personality? Curiosity. Her curious nature is open-ended without an agenda. She is an explorer of life in all its aspects, and her life is shaped by it.

Confining or Spacious

From the Idiosyncradeck, the Ten of Swords; from the Mixed Emotions deck, 'Curious:'

          In the bottom of a pit lies a broken sword, yet the night sky is full of stars. It's hard to admit that one's ideas, strategies, and opinions are wrong or aren't working. When what we want or don't want bumps hard into reality, it can twist our minds in strange ways. We may try to think ourselves into a better situation (while holding tightly to our original beliefs). Between our ears this mental method makes sense. But applied in the world, it is ineffective at best and harmful at worst. I've been studying the Buddhist nidanas ('causal links'), a look at how our mind creates our suffering as a reaction to life. Yet just breaking one of those interconnecting links can wake us up, giving us the space to see with clarity. And what happens when we find ourselves in such spaciousness? We become Curious and fascinated with everything, without being so quick to label it with a permanent marker. Our world and the possibilities in it suddenly seem endless rather than confining and oppressive.