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 perseverance. Show all posts
Showing posts with label perseverance. Show all posts

Friday, August 14, 2020

No 'Us and Them'

 From the Spiral Tarot, Judgment; from the Sacred Journey Cards, Perseverance:

          Judgment asks us to wake up, to hear the call to service, benefiting someone other than just ourselves. We are in the middle of a five-alarm fire, asking us to climb out of our cozy cocoons and see that the world isn't equal or just for everyone. Kindness or hatred has been doled out according to what tribe you represent. But we have an opportunity now to recognize that we're all on this little blue marble together, dependent and interconnected. There is no 'us and them,' only 'us.' It's time to act like it. Perseverance is a reminder that a commitment requires a worthy cause, not an egoic one. If we are fighting only for the good of ourselves, that battle will be brief. But when we include the well-being of all others, we have a source of fuel and support that will keep us going.

Tuesday, December 6, 2016

Brain and Brawn

From the Spiral Tarot, the Nine of Wands; from the Sacred Journey Cards, Perseverance:
          This guy looks more like a ringmaster for a circus than a warrior making a last stand. It made me think of distracting the enemy, which is why I just spent half an hour reading about Patton's Ghost Army in WWII. It was a nice reminder that the brain can be as useful as brawn when defending oneself. The SJ card neatly underscores the necessity of fortitude and discipline when standing up for oneself. It helps to prepare in advance (the brainy part), yet it still comes down to the actual 'showing up and doing' part if one hopes to succeed.
We do have to use our minds as far as they will take us, yet acknowledge that they cannot take us all the way. ― Madeleine L'Engle