Barefoot Cycles

From the Tarot of the Absurd, the Knight of Coins; from the Post-psychedelic Cyberpunk Deck, Ouroboros:

The barefoot Knight of Coins:

 Enlightenment needs embodiment. Wide-open insight needs deep-rooted instinct.

― Kris Franken

The cyclic Ouroboros:

Everything that ends is also the beginning of something else. Pain is not a punishment; pleasure is not a reward.

― Pema Chödrön

Real equanimity isn’t indifference. It’s the capacity to be present with your whole being and not add fuel to the fire. ― Jack Kornfield

Ongoing Opinions

From the Sheridan-Douglas Tarot, the Five of Swords; from the Pages of Shustah, the "Ouroboros:"

Watched by three pairs of sinister eyes, a man lays fallen and wounded on the ground. Five swords surround him, and he seems to have no choice but to surrender. Life will always be filled with arguments I don't win, decisions taken out of my hands and manipulative people who try to con me. There are times when not fighting back is the wiser move. Sure my pride will take a wallop, but the verbal or intellectual exchange can make me wiser.
The Ouroboros card suggests unity, wholeness and eternal cycles. I am reminded that I have been on the other side of that sword, trying to get someone to submit to my will. I have tried to force my perspective on other people and sway their opinion. I'm not the victim, I'm just part of the evolution of ongoing opinions.