Pocketful of Treasure

From the Rohrig Tarot, the Ten of Disks:

I love this representation of the Ten of Pentacles; it makes me think of all the things people of various ages stuff into their pockets. It may be something useful (key), a thing of beauty (shell), a curiosity (an unusual button), or a note meant to jog our memory. All these bits and bobs may not mean much to someone else, but to the person who selected them, they are like a miniature treasure chest. Today I am invited to consider that riches need not be only silver and gold. I have more treasures available to me than my mind can even begin to imagine.

From the Master Tarot comes the "Devotee:"

The devotee is someone who is wholeheartedly committed to a person, cause or thing. Upon reading the title of this card, I instantly thought of a Bible verse I heard often as a child: "For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also" (Matthew 6:21). So where is my treasure? What do I consider most important in my life? If I look at where I spend my time and energy, I will find the answers. And some of them are downright embarrassing.

Loosen Up

  From the Rohrig Tarot, Temperance:

I walk every morning, just as the sun comes up.  My body aches at first, and is stubborn about not wanting to keep the pace I set.  But as my body gradually warms up, muscles and joints loosen and move freely.  My mind can be just as rigid - believing situations should be a certain way and people must behave in a particular fashion.  Such thinking makes me feel like my body does before it loosens up - heavy, sluggish and painful.  The woman in the Temperance card has dropped all the "shoulds" and "musts" and has become light as a feather.  She blends both sides so that there is no longer any duality (right or wrong, good or bad) but only a continuum.  As a result, she is like the liquid that flows effortlessly from one bowl to the other.  Time to loosen up my thoughts and ideas today...

     From the Master Tarot comes the "Devotee:"

This woman clasps her hands in prayer, and I wonder if she is fervently wishing for something to be different or just being grateful for what she has.  Prayer is a concept I struggle with, as I do not believe in an intercessory creator.  But a woman in the book club I attend created an interesting twist in my views about it.  She said her priest (Episcopal) believes prayer is not to get God to take action, but to remind the people praying that there are folks who need us to do something for them - a card, a casserole, a care package, or maybe just some compassion.  This card prompts me not to automatically discard ideas because I can logically slash them to bits, as there might just be something hidden there that will be useful to me on my spiritual journey.