Lifelong Pursuit

This week I'll be using Lo Scarabeo's The Classic Tarot, with the original engravings of Carlo Della Rocca and printing by F. Gumppenberg Milan. I'll also be drawing from the Constellations Deck published by Carddia. Today's draws are the Knave of Coins and Pyxis:

The best teachers are those who show you where to look, but don't tell you what to see.

― Alexandra K.Trenfor

The Knaves are naturally curious, eager to learn and explore; in the Coins suit, the focus is on the material world, rather than concepts, feelings, or energy. This fellow proudly holds up a coin like a young man in 4H who won a prize for a melon. He obviously had a good mentor. Pyxis is a small and faint constellation in the southern sky. Its name - Pyxis Nautica - is Latin for a mariner's compass. Whatever we're trying to learn, having an experienced teacher can guide us, helping us avoid blind alleys and dead ends. Their job is not to tell us everything, but to show us how to learn by doing. As Robert Hutchins wrote, "“The object of education is to prepare the young to educate themselves throughout their lives.”

Navigational Adjustment

This week I'll be using Lo Scarabeo's The Classic Tarot, with the original engravings of Carlo Della Rocca and printing by F. Gumppenberg Milan. I'll also be drawing from the Constellations Deck published by Carddia. Today's draws are the Six of Coins and Pyxis:

This is one of the most dangerous illusions. The moment we stand still, we begin to decay.

― Erich Fromm

The square of four coins and bloom in the middle of this card suggests stability, but the open ends and coins at the top and bottom suggest a 'coming and going.' Whether we're talking about investing, saving and spending or healthy habits, aging and lives of excess, nothing stands still. Stagnation does not equal safety. Instead, we stay aware, adapt and adjust, while embracing the coming and going. The constellation Pyxis is a small and faint group of stars in the southern sky. Abbreviated from Pyxis Nautica - Latin for a 'mariner's compass' - it suggests guidance when we feel surrounded by open sea and sky with no landmarks. We find ourselves here if we refuse to see life as it is and instead demand it be what we wish. But there is neither peace nor contentment to be found in these seas. Better to embrace navigational adjustment.