Good Intentions?

This week I'll be using Lo Scarabeo's Tarot of Pagan Cats (mini) with booklet by Barbara Moore and art by Lola Airaghi. Paired with it will be Brownie Wisdom, the smaller deck included with The Brownies Oracle created and self-published by Doug Thornsjo. Today's draws are the King of Swords and Hands and Hearts:

The King of Swords is a decision maker and judge; his sword points downward to suggest that he deals with concrete facts and figures. He's not very tolerant of spin doctors who just want to present a small view of the whole. The Brownie card suggests that the courage to take action is what creates beneficial change and progress, not visions of grandeur or positive intentions. Both of these fellows would likely agree with Aldous Huxley: "Hell isn't merely paved with good intentions; it's walled and roofed with them. Yes, and furnished too."

Hearts that Dare

From the Tarot of the Pagan Cats, the Five of Pentacles; from the Brownies Oracle, 'Hands and Hearts:'

          There is something about seeing an animal suffering and in distress that tears at my heart. Although all the pets I've ever had have been strays taken in or adopted, I do my best not to feed ferals that occasionally use my yard for shade or my low-seated birdbath for water. But for the past month, I've noticed a  young tomcat who sits in a chair on my front porch at night or when it's raining. He's thin, missing half an ear, and I believe hearing impaired. I've named him Seacaster after a DnD pirate character. The Brownie's message today assures me that the food I've been sneaking him in the morning and at night is quite alright. I don't have to add him to my indoor menagerie, but there's nothing wrong with helping those who are in dire need. Having boundaries doesn't mean I have to have a cold heart.