From the Granny Jones Australian Tarot, the Two of Buttons (Pentacles); from the Button Oracle, "Thunderbird:"
Look at Granny go, doing a juggling act while keeping a hula hoop in motion. I consistently draw this card throughout the year, but not because I spend money wildly. On the contrary, I'm a penny-pincher; my unbalanced spending occurs with my time and energy (health). Just as a business can go bankrupt, so can my body. My heart and mind might tell me I should do something about everything, but in the physical world this won't fly. Which brings me to Thunderbird, a mythical hawk brought down by his own ego, who was later given the opportunity to serve the Thunder Beings. The keyword for this button is "humility." Ralph Sockman said, "True humility is intelligent self respect which keeps us from thinking too highly or too meanly of ourselves." Now helping others is a good thing, but I need to be aware of any hidden motives underneath. Am I trying to build myself up in the eyes of others? Am I trying to make a group or person like me? Perhaps before I jump in with my time and energy, I should check in with my true intentions.
This year I am doing a Spiritual Wheel of the Year, a mandala of spiritual principles. I've chosen randomly (from 22 possibilities) a principle for each month of 2016. I will try to do something creative with each one, in hopes it will inspire me to work more deeply with it. Want to guess the one I drew for January?
