Wider Than Our View

From the World Spirit Tarot, the Hanged Man; from the Mystic Glyphs, Village Abandoned:

Through pride we are ever deceiving ourselves. But deep down below the surface of the average conscience a still, small voice says to us, something is out of tune.

–Carl Jung

When the world seems like it has turned upside down, sometimes we have to do the same to understand it. This blue shaman holds a staff decorated with bones, shells and feathers - sacred tools that help him bridge the physical and spiritual realms. His skin color is like that of the Medicine Buddha, who represents spiritual healing. This is obviously not a situation to be fixed, but a problem of ignorance (not seeing reality clearly). Village Abandoned represents making a rash, unwise decision as a result of our pride being hurt. Together, these cards suggest we have been so busy promoting our own opinions and perspective that we have failed to see any other. As Henry David Thoreau wrote, "The universe is wider than our views of it."

In Addition To

From the World Spirit Tarot, the Three of Pentacles; from the Mystic Glyphs, Village Abandoned:

A skilled artisan shows her portfolio of possible designs for a stained glass window to an interested buyer. She laughs when people tell her how lucky she is to have natural talent - she knows the reality of hard work and practice it took to hone her skills. And added to that, she had to learn how to sell it. Village Abandoned suggests that where there was once life, there are now only tumbleweeds. It might have been famine, battles, an epidemic or any number of factors that caused a thriving community to disappear. Whatever once nurtured and sustained this village has dried up. Likewise, what we pour our time and energy into which provides for us can also leave us feeling hollowed out. We all need a way to include fun and contentment in our lives, even if we must find it in a hobby rather than a career.