Winds are Blowing

From the Hoi Polloi Tarot, the Two of Pentacles; from the I Ching Pack, Hexagram 59 (Dispersion):

A great wind is blowing, and that gives you either imagination or a headache.

―Catherine the Great

This fellow juggles two pentacles connected by an infinity ribbon - a reminder that our lives are a constant adjustment to change in the physical world. His tall sugar-loaf hat is symbolic of the sailor who wets his finger and holds it aloft to see which way the wind is blowing. It's easy to get so caught up in keeping things in the air that we forget to be aware of approaching shifts. Hexagram 59 (Dispersion) indicates that a transformation is afoot with the impending removal of obstacles and misunderstandings. It might at first feel like the sky is falling, but this clearing out will eventually allow us to make progress and grow.

Movement and Stillness

This week I'll be using the Art of Life Tarot created by Charlene Livingstone and published by U.S. Games. I'll also be using the Tao Oracle, created by Ma Deva Padma and published by St. Martin's Press. Today's draws are the Star and Dispersion:

If thou follow thy star, thou canst not fail of a glorious haven. ~ Dante Alighieri

Hexagram 59: The wind moves above the water.

          Judging from the chosen quote, Livingstone's version of the Star seems to be about guidance. The movement of Vincent van Gogh's night sky is contrasted with the quiet stillness of the community below it. Sometimes I think I am so busy doing that I forget the true purpose of all my coming and going. Taking time to be still and get my bearings on my personal 'North Star' can remind me of my original intent. Dispersion also shows movement, in the wind and in the breath of the flute player. This hexagram warns that rigidity in thinking has cut off the natural flow of ideas. There is a tendency to look for what backs up my own objectives, rather than being open to other points of view. Life has a way of unfolding and meandering at it's own pace rather than in the straight line I'd prefer it to travel. Might as well relax, listen and observe without judgement; I might just learn something wonderful.