This week I'll be using the Art of Life Tarot created by Charlene Livingstone and published by U.S. Games. I'll also be using the Tao Oracle, created by Ma Deva Padma and published by St. Martin's Press. Today's draws are the Two of Cups and "Turning Point:"
Funny that I should get the Two of Cups the day
after Valentine's Day, one of the biggest holiday money-makers besides Christmas. My daughter asked my husband how we were going to celebrate, and he said, "Go grocery shopping." It's not that we don't like romance, but lately we just have to be content with spending time with each other however we can find it. His mom (in the early stages of dementia) is requiring more care and time, leaving us with less. But that is part of love too, even more so than one day filled with chocolates and roses.
Turning Point (hexagram 24) is described as that slight pause in the natural cycle of life. Even though we're still dealing with freezing temperatures at night, robins are covering the ball field next door and my neighbors magnolia tulip tree is in full bloom. They are reminders that the cold won't last forever, and spring's warm temperatures are just around the corner. My husband and I can maintain our relationship through all the twists and turns of life. It may not be a candle-lit dinner, but even a conversation on the way to Publix can keep us connected.
