I use tarot and oracle cards as tools for reflection and contemplation. Rather than divining the future, they are a way for me to look more deeply at the "now."
"The goal isn't to arrive, but to meander, to saunter, to make your life a holy wandering." ~ Rami Shapiro

Thursday, June 14, 2012

Peering Underneath

From the Sacred Sites Tarot, the Seven of Swords:
Bermuda Triangle, North Atlantic Ocean
The Bermuda Triangle is an area where a number of aircraft and vessels are said to have disappeared under mysterious circumstances.  The earliest allegation began in 1950 in the Associated Press.  Many articles and books followed, with explanations ranging from UFO abductions to leftover technology from the lost city of Atlantis.  Various agencies, such as the U.S Coast Guard, have debunked the theories and stated that in such a high traffic area known for tropical storms and hurricanes, the disappearances were not disproportionate nor mysterious.  The Seven of Swords is a reminder to check for hidden motivations.  In the case of the Bermuda Triangle, the reason for the stories is likely not to uncover the truth, but that sensationalism sells.

From the Mana Cards comes "Po/Ao:"
Po/Ao ("darkness/light") symbolize the unconscious and the conscious.  The unconscious often sends messages to the conscious via dreams, slips of the tongue, and passive-aggressive behavior.  These messages are red flag warnings of unacknowledged or repressed feelings and thoughts.  If I want these to stop invading my waking reality, I need to find what is at their source and deal with it.

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