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

Showing posts with label michigan. Show all posts
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Friday, June 22, 2018

Bigger than a Brain Cell

From the Sacred India Tarot, the King of Arrows (Swords); from the State by State Playing Cards, 'Michigan/Ace of Spades:'
          The King of Arrow/Swords is illustrated with the legendary figure of Garuda, who has half human and half eagle features. The enemy of snakes (because they had enslaved his mother), he became the vehicle for the god Vishnu, who fought injustice and evil. Garuda once went to the aid of a sparrow whose nest had been lapped up by the Ocean. Garuda threatened the Ocean with an attack, and so the bird received back her eggs. Garuda also symbolizes thought; just as the eagle can fly at incredible speeds, so can the mind. Michigan is known for the production of cars, and as such, represents movement. It's not enough to be philosophical, discussing injustice and how to change things for the better, action needs to be taken as well. In the words of Arnold Glasow, “An idea not coupled with action will never get any bigger than the brain cell it occupied.”