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Showing posts with label page of wands. Show all posts
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25 April 2012
Today's Tarot - Page of Wands
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20 March 2012
Tai Chi and The High Priestess
Roots are important too, but maybe not the kind you might think.
Yesterday's card, the page of wands talked about adaptability and survival. It is the classic analogy of the tree that bends in the wind so it does not break.
Today's card, the 9 of wands speaks to something similar. Think of that same tree in the storm. If the roots are too weak or too shallow, then the tree falls over in a storm, no matter how much it bends in the wind.
The same is true for people. We have to adapt and deal with change to get along in well in life because time passes and stuff changes...that's just the way reality is.
People need something to hold on to, something trustworthy to believe in and hold on to when challenges come along. We need belief-roots because time passes and stuff changes...that's just the way reality is.
We need something to help us hang on while we're bending and adapting.
Say "roots" in this context, and one of the first things to come to mind is the "family values" we learned as children. The reflex is to think of the beliefs of biological family. If that is true for you, well done. Count yourself lucky and hang on tight to that precious tradition.
But what about those people born into addicted, abusive, unhealthy, genuinely dysfunctional families? What about those less fortunate?
Your roots don't have to be the same as those of your biological family. Heck, they don't have to be the same as anybody else's at all. Being different, unique and individual isn't the same as being uprooted, indecisive, floundering or lost. In the words of Tolkien..."not all those who wander are lost".
Roots are the things that connect you to the cosmos...not the connections of those who came before. What worked for them, might not be right for you...that's where we go right back to adaptation. This is a different time, a different generation, and it is only natural to adapt to your own situation and mind-set. Here we draw in the High Priestess card from a few days ago...honoring your inner truth is a high spiritual discipline. It takes a good dose of courage and discipline to believe what you know is true instead of what you've been told is true.
Like the parts of a tree, these three cards together give us a hint how to weather the storms that come along in life... the page teaches adaptability, the wisdom of bending in the wind. The 9 of wands shows us we also need to find our root...to learn our truth and hold tight to it. The Priestess reminds us to be brave. Unless you are a Tai Chi person, the courageousness of rooting and bending is not as obvious as charging full tilt at a problem, like the knight of swords might. The 9 of wands shows us the power of roots, the page of wands shows us the wisdom of bending, and the Priestess shows us the subtle courage it takes to weave the two together and survive the storm.
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Say "roots" in this context, and one of the first things to come to mind is the "family values" we learned as children. The reflex is to think of the beliefs of biological family. If that is true for you, well done. Count yourself lucky and hang on tight to that precious tradition.
But what about those people born into addicted, abusive, unhealthy, genuinely dysfunctional families? What about those less fortunate?
Your roots don't have to be the same as those of your biological family. Heck, they don't have to be the same as anybody else's at all. Being different, unique and individual isn't the same as being uprooted, indecisive, floundering or lost. In the words of Tolkien..."not all those who wander are lost".
Roots are the things that connect you to the cosmos...not the connections of those who came before. What worked for them, might not be right for you...that's where we go right back to adaptation. This is a different time, a different generation, and it is only natural to adapt to your own situation and mind-set. Here we draw in the High Priestess card from a few days ago...honoring your inner truth is a high spiritual discipline. It takes a good dose of courage and discipline to believe what you know is true instead of what you've been told is true.
Like the parts of a tree, these three cards together give us a hint how to weather the storms that come along in life... the page teaches adaptability, the wisdom of bending in the wind. The 9 of wands shows us we also need to find our root...to learn our truth and hold tight to it. The Priestess reminds us to be brave. Unless you are a Tai Chi person, the courageousness of rooting and bending is not as obvious as charging full tilt at a problem, like the knight of swords might. The 9 of wands shows us the power of roots, the page of wands shows us the wisdom of bending, and the Priestess shows us the subtle courage it takes to weave the two together and survive the storm.
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19 March 2012
Today's Tarot - Page of Wands
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08 June 2011
Daily Meditation - Page of Wands
Today's card is a nice example of something I've learned from working with Tarot and intuition: change, new people and fresh ideas invigorate everyone except the fearful.
You may not think of something as old as Tarot in terms of 'research'. But academic research is an example of today's card...
Think of a research and development lab. What if a new idea or new person comes along...things can go a couple of ways. The change can bring fresh ideas. The people on the team can embrace the newness, adapt, and raise the level of the lab's research for the love of what they do and what they hope to learn.
Or, they can fear change, hold on to old ideas, become defensive and allow the research they used to value to suffer for it.
So how does this apply to Tarot and psychics?
The intuitive, creative right side of the brain can become as rigid and fearful as the scientific, logical 'research lab' left side of the brain. Even supposedly insightful "psychics" can be resistant to change. It may stem from a fear of being "wrong" or a fear of being judged by 'logical' society. Whatever the reason, today's card advises us that change can be good, and fearing change is maybe not so good.
Even the process of reaching this message is an example of the message itself...let me explain.
Tarot readers seem to collect card decks and books about Tarot meanings. This is a good thing...it is just like those research scientists reading journals and papers and keeping up on the latest in their field.
Even though tarot cards have been around for ages, every reader puts their own spin on things. One person's way of looking at a card might be very different from another's. Sometimes one interpretation of a card just doesn't seem right. If that happens, it is time for a different, fresh look at the card. It helps to look at the same card from a different deck. Sometimes the change in artwork can offer inspiration. Sometimes checking another reference might help. That is exactly what happened today. The most common interpretation I've found for the Page of Wands is "reciprocity"....things being of equal exchange. That didn't seem quite right, so I went to another favorite reference which associates the card with change, and an influx of new idea...even to the extent of 'social progress' in a way.
That's the ticket! Some psychics have been writing of a "shift in consciousness" coming in 2012 (that's a kettle of fish for another day). Look at the mainstream news, about the "Arab Summer" and cultural changes in the middle east. Look at the time of year...schools out, and people are coming alive, getting outside and getting active. Even the sun is waking up...there are reports about solar ejection masses and flairs after a longer than average "solar minimum". So it all fits...change, renewal, embracing change and new ideas. That is the lesson today's card, the Page of Wands, has for us.
Wishing you a refreshing day!
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