Sunday, 27 June 2021
Tech takes Time Context
Last night Stew and I spent an inordinate amount of time trying to get an old (not that old) laptop of Stew’s working. After four to five painful hours of hoping the machine would come good, we realised it would just take time. Tech takes time.
Time to rebuild the second “old” computer. Stew wiped the device, including the operating system. His second “old” computer got a complete rebuild from the operating system up. From the first moment of logging in, the rebuilt machine was humming along nicely. A working computer first thing in the morning is a positive way to start the day.
All the applications set up quickly, and within a few clicks, everything was working smoothly. Yay! In the murky haze of two tired people last night, there was an activity we thought would take place at 2:00 pm Sunday. It wasn’t until high noon, 12:00 pm, when we (Stew and I) realised it wasn’t until Monday 2:00 pm the event would occur.
Once again, tech takes time. It’s ironic since technology usually speeds things up. If the event weren’t going to happen until Monday, it would give my husband and me time to get home and get organised for the work week ahead.
From the realisation that tech would take time, packing activities went smoothly. It doesn’t do good storytelling if there’s no drama or suspense or even a juicy bit of griping. So, it’s on to the analysis.
Today's Cards
The Cards - Analysis
Carryover Cards
Two cards carried over from yesterday; Understanding moved from Recent Past to Future Energy, and Conditioning moved from Hopes & Fears to Others’ Views.
Tech Cross
After a good night’s sleep, the card in the Now position is Rebirth influenced by doing things correctly, Morality.
Rebirth and Morality makes a lot of sense in taking a shortcut with the computer; the computer needed to be reformatted and not just had its users deleted. Had we done things correctly, we could have saved ourselves some agony. Or, if we trusted our instincts and acted when the tech was taking its time last night, things might have gone differently. Ah, hindsight is such a wonderful way of retrograde guilt. However, without mistakes, we don’t learn as well. In fairness, it should have worked.
The Outsider is in the Goal position and represents how I still stood in the knowledge of the cryptocurrency (crypto) world.
Distant Past shows my Trust in the actions and guidance of my sensei in the crypto world has been absolute.
More recently (Recent Past), overnight, I think I’ve gone Beyond Illusion and somehow gained a better Understanding (Future Energy) of the crypto tech world for myself – not much, just a bit more to allow me to think for myself.
Learning is all about getting those initial hooks installed into the memory to reference upon which to build. It’s about making sure you get the right base hooks.
Base
My Feelings are of Sorrow. On numerous occasions, I referred to this card as the self-pity card, and there has undoubtedly been a little bit of that because sometimes. Needing to learn and needing to be patient can be overwhelming.
Others’ Views is I’m a subject of Conditioning regarding cryptocurrency or possibly knowing Stew, who is not a fan of Apple, Apple. Maybe I’ve been a little Apple-washed (brainwashed by Apple that Apple is the best). Stew could be correct, but realistically I love and dislike most technology because tech takes time I’d like to spend elsewhere when it’s not working.
Mind is in Hopes & Fears, and if you look at the image on the card, you’d see the brain overloaded and looks like tech short-circuiting. My Mind IS shorting with all the information, and I hope I’ve not learnt something that needs to be unlearnt (the fear). You know, like last time it was all Panthers, and now, it’s all Sharks. Who knows, maybe next time it’ll be tunas or baboons! 🐒
Finally, we reach the Outcome of Silence. It is fitting to try and control the overloaded Mind by sitting quietly and letting the new information settle.
I’m looking forward to the Silence!
References
- Osho, Osho Zen Tarot – The Transcendental Game of Zen, St Martin’s Press, ISBN 0-312-11733-7
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