Choose the Surfboard

From the Neuzeit Tarot, Strength; from Rory's Story Cubes, Waves:

In the background of this card, there is sunshine and a rainbow on one side and an erupting volcano on the other. Our inner beast is generally purring when we're happy and things are going our way. But our lion often wants to shred the things (or people) that interfere with our contentment and security. Yet we don't have to be unemotional or numb to the difficulties we face, in fact we need the courage our beast can provide. The challenge is finding a sane, useful and fitting response. Waves represent the ups and downs that come to every person, no matter what. Do we meet and ride them, perhaps grounding ourselves in our chosen spirituality, or do we attempt to battle them and sink? Choose the surfboard.

Surfing is attitude dancing. ~Gerry Lopez

Afflict the Comfortable

From the Neuzeit Tarot, the Four of Wands; from Rory's Story Cubes, 'Waves:'

          It would be easy to judge this Four of Wands as four kings getting together to discuss the mass of humanity under their watch. But since each king wears a symbol of one of the tarot suits, it may be more personal. That ball of hands and eyes could represent me, and the questions asked by the kings might sound something like this:

• Is she motivated and inspired by anything? How's her energy and confidence?
• Is she a good steward of not only her finances and material possessions, but also her health and time?
• Does she keep her own cup filled while reaching out to others? Can she express her emotions skillfully and maintain balanced relationships?
• Is her mind open? Does she continue to add to her knowledge? Does she speak the truth?

Since this is supposed to be a celebratory card, I would hope they find some assets to discuss as well as improvements that could be made. The Waves die implies 'making waves' - to disturb the status quo. The job of those kings won't be to 'comfort the afflicted' but rather to 'afflict the comfortable.' "Stay awake and keep paddling," they tell me.