Apparently, the concept of "lazy days of summer" is lost on you and me, dear reader. For here we are again with the Seven of Wands (previously seen here, warning us of chore creep and reminding us to cherish the real reason we do what we do).Because we are still beating back the world with our stick. And the world just keeps on coming.
So I asked the deck for a little further enlightenment (we're allowed to do that, you know. If the messages you're getting from the Universe are muddled or muddy or inexplicable, you're allowed to say, "A little clarification, please."). Because apparently there's something still going on here, something we need to be addressing.
I drew the King of Swords, one of the court cards. There are twelve of these in the tarot deck, four for each suit (you can see contemporary echoes of this court in the face cards of a deck of playing cards). In the tarot, Kings represent action and authority, and Swords the suit of mental expression. The King of Swords has a clue about how we should handle all the continuing chaos surrounding us, and his advice has nothing to do with waving a stick around.
So this week, when the chaos crackles and swirls like heat lightning, don't pick up a stick and try to beat the world into submission. Instead, disengage yourself from the situation. Breathe in and out. Soothe your mind until it is as clear and free of thoughts as the blue sky.
And the rest will follow.
3 comments:
He's a dour sort, that king of sword, though, isn't he?
I agree -- he can be. He personifies the mind, which left to its own devices it pretty rigid and un-fun (for fun, just about any of the other kings will show you a better time, depending on how you define such). But as an antidote to the chaos that Wands bring about, he's a breath of fresh air.
When I look at him, he seems to tell me the buck stops here.
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