10 May 2021
Context
Sometimes, it’s good to take time out. Today my ankle pain had come back, and it had taken its toll on my energy. So, to be clear-headed when this happens, I take a 20-minute nap on the lounge to give myself an energy boost and mental clarity. Unfortunately, it was one of those days when I continued to sleep instead of waking up after 20 minutes.
The surprising thing about the broken ankle pain returning is that it had been healing, oh so wonderfully, then it seemed to regress. A resurgence in ankle pain could be the result of the first intentional walk as exercise since January. This walk included a steep gradient which the Apple Watch Activity app told me was the equivalent of seven flights of stairs. It’s also a pretty long gradient.
That said, I take notes each day to make it easier to write and catch up. I’d like to say the content of this post will get updated on the weekend, but the weekends are so busy already, so this one is unlikely to go beyond what it contains.
Your understanding is very much appreciated.
Yours soulfully,
Michaela
Today's Cards
The Cards - Analysis
Carry Over Cards
There was one carry over card, New Vision. New Vision moved from the Distant Past to the Recent Past. There’s a natural order to these things, hmmmm.
Analysis
The Projections card is in the Now influenced by Harmony. Harmony, although usually an expansive card, is acting as a blocker style of influence. Projections is when you perceive the other person to have traits you want them to have. Osho describes Projections as “when you find a judgement arising about another, turn it around: Does what you see in others really belong to you?” (Osho, p.110). The projection can be complimentary or unflattering; it is a projection, nonetheless. That’s why when Harmony is in the Influence position, it fits into the flattering Projections category.
The Goal spot has Trust, and the Distant Past has Totality. New Vision sites in the Recent Past. The Outsider’s card in the Future Energy place indicates my desire to share an experience and trust somebody with Totality. The Outsider is when I discover that my projection of the desire to find somebody like-minded makes me feel like The Outsider—not realising that there was an opportunity open to connect.
Base
My Feelings are those of Innocence. Invariably, those opportunities to connect are because of my clouded perception of others not possibly be interested in my ideas. Wow! Believe it or not, I’m learning a lot about myself when I type these posts.
No-thingness is in the Others’ Views position. The No-thingness card here indicates the possibility others think there is a potential connection as well. So, it’s not all one way, but I wouldn’t be able to see that because of the cloudiness of Projections.
In the Hopes & Fears, the position is The Miser. The Miser is about keeping things to yourself; it’s shrinking away from a situation. My fear is this will happen if I open up and discover we are not on the same page. Alternatively, I hope The Miser card controls me if I get over-exuberant.
The Outcome then is Ice-olation, which is a big sign that The Miser fear will most likely dominate; in the process short-changing myself.
References
- Osho, Osho Zen Tarot – The Transcendental Game of Zen, St Martin’s Press, ISBN 0-312-11733-7
