Tarotbytes - 9 of Cups

Diane Morgan, in "Magical Tarot , Mystical Tao", associates the 9 of cups with insight. Why insight, when the suite of cups is so often associated with romance and close relationships. I think it has to do with the suite of cups being associated with the element water. 

Think of a cup of clear, clean water, and you can find several analogies for the nature of insight. 

There is depth: sometimes you have to 'drink deep' from the cup of wisdom to get to the insight you need.

There is stillness: Only still water can reflect an image, give us the image or insight we need.

Finally there is the surface: Sometimes a cup of water is just that. It is water. Nothing fancy, no wine or flavor. Sometimes the greatest insights come from the surface of the cup of water...from seeing things just as they are, for what they are. Like Sigmund Freud saying "sometimes a cigar is just a cigar". Or, if you are a "Game of Thrones" fan, "See with your eyes" as Syrio Forel taught Arya.

If you are feeling frustrated, digging deep for insight and finding none...then try the other aspects of the cup. Try being still, seeing with your eyes, and seeing the magic in things just as they are.

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Today's Tarot - Justice

Justice is found where wisdom, reason, tolerance, and compassion all intersect

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Today's Tarot - The Hermit

Too much stillness is stagnation. Too little stillness is stress. A few moments of quiet contemplation are wisdom in the waiting.

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King of Cups - Know What You Know

Faith is blind. Knowing is clear-eyed and rational. Knowing what you don't know is the beginning of wisdom.






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Today's Tarot - Ace of Coins

The small and humble can become great if managed with wisdom.






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Daily Meditation - King of Cups

You can learn as much being a mentor as having one. Share your wisdom as much as your knowledge.

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Daily meditation - Justice - 16 March 2011

Interesting progression to have Justice right after the Pope like that. I shuffle the cards and draw one at random right as I sit down to write these daily meditations, so I think these kinds of progressions and connections can be significant, just like in any larger reading.

The traditional meaning of Justice is "wisdom". This also speaks to an inner moral compass, and individualized compassion rather than sweeping dogma and ideology.

My mind is drawn to a story I heard once about Confucius. Two of his students asked him similar questions about applying what they had learned from Confucius. One student he told to go apply what he'd learned right away, don't wait. The other he told to think about it, talk it over with his family, and be very sure of it before applying what he'd learned. A third student heard both answers and asked Confucius why he gave two seemingly opposite answers to the same question. The teacher answered that it was what the students needed...one was very shy, and reticent by nature, and needed encouraged to act, while the other was rash and impulsive by nature and still needed to learn some restraint.

That is the kind of wisdom and adaptation the Justice card suggests.

When the Justice card comes along in a reading, I think of the words I heard from a psychic and teacher, Sallie Christensen, nearly 20 years ago now..."the highest and best for all concerned". Yes, we must have compassion for ourselves, but there are times where wisdom, and concern for all are the over-riding factor.

Wishing you a day of peace, wisdom and justice.

Baihu

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Justice major arcana card, daily meditation

Justice: Memory and perspective are key to Justice and Wisdom. Seeing patterns, seeing the "arc of history" is essential to fair and reasoned decision making.

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Merry 3

3 of Cups: merriment

Enjoying life's simple pleasures is one of its greatest ones.

Be moderate with intensity, be passionate with moderation

Happy and safe Memorial day to USA readers

Great weekend to all

Baihu

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The Hermit

The Hermit: true guidance comes from within. That is where your wisdom lies, where spirit speaks, & where we are connected to all things.

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The Hanged Man

Stagnation transformed into contemplation is perception leading to wisdom

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thought du jour

Spirituality isn't about creating a state of perpetual bliss. It is about getting the skills and tools you need to navigate the messy parts of life with wisdom and love. Challenges and problems are just learning and growing dressed in ugly clothes.

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THE SUN: Light creates shadow, and the highest mountains are near the deepest valleys. Contentment reveals the magic of the middle way. Everything in moderation - even moderation itself. The heights of ecstasy and the depths of despair are part of the human experience. A paradox? Perhaps. Wisdom is knowing what, when and how much.

Baihu

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KNIGHT OF CUPS daily tarot reading

Perception is part logic, part intuition, part understanding and comprehension but is helpless without action. Perceive accurately and understand deeply, but then enable your perceptions with wise and compassionate actions.