Adjusting Desires

From the Rohrig Tarot, the Tower; from the Master Tarot/Oracle, the Son of Man:

Learning to sail the worldly winds involves learning when we need to give up on our desires, adjusting them to the reality of the situation. Whilst matching our desires to the world will be difficult, expecting the world to match our desires is utterly futile. ~Vajragupta

The companion book states that there are three builders of the Tower: ignorance, an overblown ego, and ambition. Its structure is supposed to protect us from blame, loss, failure and sorrow while giving us an advantage in obtaining praise, gain, success and joy. But these worldly winds come as a paired set of four, blowing in one direction and then its opposite; no one can make the breeze blow in one direction. The arrogance of thinking otherwise will eventually bring us to a Tower experience, not as punishment, but because we are trying to dam the natural flow of life. The Son of Man symbolizes a chance to discover that we are a part of rather than apart from. When we see that we are one part of a much greater whole, we have no need to protect our egos. 

Radical Service

From the Rohrig Tarot, the Queen of Disks; from the Master Tarot, the 'Son of Man:'

          The Queen of Disks nurtures through her body, whether she is creating and feeding a baby, making a garden, building a house or leading a conservation effort. Her body is a temple, not because she's into taking selfies every hour, but because it allows her to serve others through it. Her service is practical and grounded in what will be of immediate help. You'll get little talk therapy from her, but she might take you on a hike in the forest if she thinks that would be beneficial. The Son of Man looks a little wild-eyed, but anyone who's studied the historical Jesus (rather than the myth) will know the human behind the name was a social reformer who believed more in taking care of others than rigidly following dogma. The booklet suggests he offers a challenge to us for radical self-discovery. Perhaps the labels we've assigned ourselves need to be widened (along with our mind) in order to serve an even greater audience.