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

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Saturday, August 22, 2020

Madness or Mission

From the Tarocchi Celtici, the Knight of Fire (Wands); from the Art of Asia Oracle, "Eagle Over 100,000 Acre Plain at Susaki, Fukagawa" by Hiroshige:


          The fiery nature of this knight can be seen in her companion - a scarlet kingsnake (nonpoisonous, but known to eat rodents, skinks, and poisonous snakes) as well as the emblem of a wild boar (known for its ferocity). The Knight of Wands would equally be at home at a Burning Man gathering or in a march for human rights. The downside is the impulsiveness of this knight; once on a trajectory, he or she continues until they get bored rather than achieving an outcome. The Eagle's associated quote by Robert G. Ingersoll calls for discernment even while being an enthusiastic nonconformist: "A freethinker is an eagle parting the clouds with tireless wing."

You have to quit confusing a madness with a mission.
― Flannery O'Connor