Finger-Waggers

This week I'll be using the Tarot of the Absurd, created and self-published by Jessica Shanahan. Along with it, I'll be using the Post-Psychedelic Cyberpunk Deck, created and self-published by Masha Falkov. Today's draws are the Seven of Sticks (Wands) and "The Door:"

          Don't you just hate it when people stick their fingers in your face and try to shame and intimidate you? That's what I see with Shanahan's illustration. She writes that this card is about "a struggle after initial satisfaction" and suggests holding one's ground with determination and courage. There will always be folks who disagree with how and why I do things. As long as I know my motives are honorable, I shouldn't fear the finger-waggers. Yet Falkov's Door means the ability to look at things in a different way. Perhaps some of those people with stick hands have some helpful wisdom to share, if I can keep an open mind. No need to abandon ship, but I could try out a new oar.

Sensual Zen

From the Tarot of the Absurd, the Queen of Coins:

When I think of this queen, I imagine her baking bread for an elderly neighbor, creating an inner-city vegetable garden, or building a wheelchair ramp for the local elementary school.  However, as I look at this card, all she seems to be doing is sniffing a flower!  This queen is a doer, but she is very "Zen" about what she does.  Being such a sensual woman, she connects to each moment through all of her senses.  She smells the scent of rosemary as she walks by the bush, feels the velvety petals of the roses that decorate her table, sees the brown katydid in the weeds along the road, tastes the mint that grows by the porch steps, and hears the variety of songs the mockingbird sings.  She reminds me that it's not always about completing tasks - it's about paying attention while doing them.

From the Post-psychedelic Cyberpunk deck comes "the Door:"

Instead of giving a set meaning for this card, Falkov suggests thinking about what type of thoughts or feelings it brings up.  Do I want it to stay shut because I fear something beyond it?  Or do I feel trapped and want to hurry and open it?  Perhaps there is an adventure or opportunity on the other side waiting for me to find it.  Today I'll choose door number three.