7 June 2021
Pantyhose Context
Life was simple, get up, go to work, come home, go to bed. There was only one fly in the ointment in an otherwise ordinary day – pantyhose.
This blog is about how some pantyhose just don’t fit properly. You have read the pack; you meet the height, you’re the right weight, and still, the crutch either hangs down between your thighs, digs into the sides of your “hoo-ha”, or the waist sits in the underarms.
Add to the situation the annoying habit that sometimes, before you’ve even managed to leave the seat, you’ve put a ladder in them! If you’ve treated yourself and bought a luxurious feeling pair of Denier 15s with a satin sheen and feel “oh so nice!” it’s a massive disappointment and a waste of dollars. Fortunately, I usually buy two pairs – just in case.
Yet I persist, and I need to ask myself, “why?”. Why do I keep purchasing pantyhose? Quite simply, stockings add an extra layer of warmth in winter. Or, if you work in a cold air-conditioned office, the additional layer can make all the difference between chattering teeth and teeth merely clenched.
Some of my friends avoid stockings like they avoid COVID hotspots. Apart from the additional layer of warmth, pantyhose with control tops also help a slightly rounded or protruding belly (cough! it’s more than slightly), stop the tops of the thighs from rubbing together, and help you fit into shoes better. No, not the control tops, just stockings in general.
Let’s face it, I also feel sexier and in control when I’m wearing pantyhose with my good skirts or dresses.
Anyway, that’s the most annoying thing to happen today, wrecking a brand-new pair of pantyhose and the second pair having a crutch drop. Am I disappointed much? You betchya!
Today's Cards
The Cards - Analysis
Carryover Cards
One carryover card from yesterday; No-thingness moved from Influence to Distant Past position.
Cross
The Creator is in the Now influenced by Participation; this means simply living (Participation) has told me I needed to become The Creator of a new look – something which didn’t involve wearing pantyhose.
Letting Go sits aptly in the Goal position, meaning I needed to let go of what I had hoped to wear and switch to something I simply had to make do with, which in the end was probably a better solution.
By No-thingness moving from the Influence to the Distant Past position suggests a time when similar situations developed resilience and the growth of The Creator.
The Recent Past is Silence. Silence is the light at the end of the darkness, the “aha” or “bing” of a lightbulb moment. When you realise all your pantyhose aren’t going to work for you and you realise you have something better to wear which doesn’t involve stockings.
In the end, The Dream of illusion probably means you’re kidding yourself with it showing up in Future Energy.
Base
Politics probably means my Feelings on the subject are I’m putting a happy face on the situation while inwardly wishing things had gone better with the stockings. But, unfortunately, it looks like there’s a reason the Goal position has Letting Go.
Others’ Views has the card of Intensity. The Rebel is a card of control and knowing one’s capabilities and moving forward with clarity and intention uninfluenced by societal constraints in a grown-up manner. On the other hand, Intensity is simply a teenager with energy following their gut whether it is informed or uninformed. The teenager is how others perceive me.
Suppression is in the Hopes & Fears spot. Suppression echoes my Feelings of Politics. I hope I’m not suppressing my wish to wear stockings, and fear suppressing is what I’m doing.
Finally, the Outcome position has Guidance, and it supports the card of Silence because you can most clearly listen to your inner self in the Silence.
References
- Osho, Osho Zen Tarot – The Transcendental Game of Zen, St Martin’s Press, ISBN 0-312-11733-7
