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

Monday, March 31, 2014

An Auspicious Sign?

From the Deirdre of Sorrows Tarot, the Ten of Cups:
Three generations of a family sit down to a picnic-style meal outdoors. Before they eat, the husband plants an herb, almost as if he makes an offering to the earth for the food they are about to consume. I am happy this card showed up today, as we are going to a meeting about the assisted care facility where my mother-in-law lives. We have heard the owners are filing bankruptcy, and unfortunately many of the seniors there (like my MIL) have purchased their units. Of course they are all frightened about what is to become of their homes. My hope is that a company with morals and ethics will buy the place and turn it into the haven it was originally supposed to be. May this card be an auspicious sign of what is to come.

From the Victorian Flower Oracle this morning was chosen "Flax:"
Until cotton arrived on the scene, flax was the top choice for making linen. It is still used, though its use is more often thought of as a nutritional supplement or wood varnish today. The keywords "skills" and "crafts" the authors assign this plant make sense to me. But what do they have to do with the meeting today? When I am not personally in the middle of drama or chaos, I am capable of being a peacemaker and beacon of calmness. Looks like I better go do some meditation before it hits the fan...

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  1. I sincerely hope everything will work out fine for your MIL. The last thing your family needs is change. Everything staying the same is the best for people with dementia. A haven both physical as mental is what you all need.
    I will be thinking of you today
    Hugs

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    1. Thank you. :) We're about to leave now, so I'll keep you posted.

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  2. I'll be with you in spirit. I suspect it will be acrimonious and if the owners offer explanations you won't be able to hear it.

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    1. We all figured when they started off with a preacher who read Romans 8:28 then prayed that things would not go well. The huge room we were in was standing room only - lots of angry and fearful people. The corporation's lawyer had to have balls of steal to deal with everyone. They will file bankruptcy tomorrow and will try to find a buyer. For now all of the residents will stay put. But no one is likely to get their investment back for their units (in my MIL's case, $90,000), if they die or choose to move out - which was in the contracts they signed. The lawyer said the contracts at this point are as good as dust in the wind. The moral of this story: don't trust any business with Christian in the name.

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    2. I am sorry to hear this. In these cases you are so dependent on what the corporation decides. It is so unfair for all those people and in your case for you MIL. Most often Christian is only a name when money gets involved
      Hugs

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    3. Thanks Ellen. The corporation's lawyer did say that the residents who bought their units would be able to stay if it is resold, but the money they put into it would probably not be repaid if the person died and the unit rented or resold. Sort of like buying a house that you've paid in full for but then someone comes along and says "Oh you don't really own that." The corporation owes 9 million to people who had a family member out there who never saw a penny after the resident passed on.

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