29 May 2021
Scarcity Context
Today, we visited an open house suggested by our real estate. The tactic at present is to encourage the feeling of scarcity.
There were a couple of things on the to-do list today. First was visiting the house the real estate agent recommended; the visit was around lunchtime. The current sell strategy used by real estate agents is to build the volume of people going through to create a “panic buy” environment. It was used for rentals to “encourage” renters to pay more.
Some real estate agents are all about good sales, but one of the strategies is to have “no private inspections before the first open house.”. By constraining viewing times and not advertising a price, and waiting for offers, triggers the scarcity mentality, and people will pay more for a house or buy a home even if they are unsure of the purchase. So, buyers, beware.
Guess all is fair in love and real estate. Just imagine the saying could be “in real estate and war”. Actually, it doesn’t matter either way isn’t good. The scarcity mentality is helpful for individuals competing and striving to win a medal, but encouraging purchases in real estate seems wrong. In any case, being aware of the tactic goes some way toward reducing the temptation. The other things that work are not having to move or need a place to live.
The property was too big for us and didn’t click with us. Again, the approach is the right property will come to us. There’s no rush. Secretly, pleased the house wasn’t the one. Moving is a big decision, and it’s the beginning. There may never be a righter place than the one we’re in now. Visiting the open house made me realise how much I enjoy our home.
Scarcity of Macaron Success
Another area of scarcity is my success with macarons. After having no success last weekend and previously only ever having failed once before this week, the macarons need reattempting. I got further than last week, but I broke the egg mixture, and the macarons flopped in the oven. We did end up with a lot of “almost” macaron shells, which I’m sure we’ll munch on over the week.
Now onto the cards!
Today's Cards
The Cards - Analysis
Carryover Cards
One card carried over from yesterday; Integration was in the Distant Past and remained in the Distant Past.
Cross
Celebration is in the Now influenced by Thunderbolt. Okay, I’m going to see the Celebration of having the courage to move out of our comfort zone. Thunderbolt is the card that tells you some physical change is afoot. By the card being in the influencer position, Thunderbolt is simply saying it’s the act of looking for a home, not moving yet.
The Goal card is Slowing Down, which is what I’m hoping will happen.
Integration sits in the Distant Past and hasn’t moved from yesterday (Day 148). All that means is the same situation in the past contributed to today’s Celebration as it did to yesterday’s Ripeness. It kind of makes sense if part of the reason we’re looking to move is from the tension around the cats, and yesterday’s blog was indeed about our cats.
In the Recent Past, presumably around inspection time, was us taking things from Moment to Moment. Not having expectations one way or the other of the real estate visit and not being drawn into the scarcity environment.
The Future Energy position has The Source card. Taking the time to work out what we want, and perhaps it means looking at what we will and won’t accept in a future home.
Base
My Feelings are those of The Rebel. The Rebel is not behaving in the way expected unless it’s what you want to do. More simply, it’s “just because you are moving in the same direction as the sheep doesn’t make you a sheep.”. You see very few, if any, animals running toward a bush fire. Those running away from the fire are not all the same animal.
Others’ Views is the card of Friendliness. It’s a good thing for this reading for this card to appear in this spot. The real estate agent we seem to have attracted is pleasant, and we are on friendly terms. On the upside, she’s not pushy either – there appears to be plenty of work available for her. The availability of work means she’s not operating on scarcity and can leave the universe time to work for us. Hmmm. Maybe that is the universe working for us 🧐
Hopes & Fears position sees the Patience card reflecting the same idea of hoping things move slowly, echoing the Slowing Down card in the Goal position. Not so much “slowly” as waiting – there is a difference. The trick with waiting is you’re not always sure something is happening, which is the fear aspect of Patience.
Laziness is in the Outcome position. Perhaps the card is a warning not to rely too much on Patience and Slowing Down and using these terms to disguise being lazy. Augh! That’s not fair! I like lazy. Maybe I should make being lazy a goal – how easy would it be to reach? 😇
References
- Osho, Osho Zen Tarot – The Transcendental Game of Zen, St Martin’s Press, ISBN 0-312-11733-7
