Tuesday, 29 June 2021
Another Lockdown Context
Thanks to COVID-19, Delta Strain, being detected – not – the Queensland’s Premier announced Queensland was heading into another lockdown, and again it will be for three days. Luckily we had done the weekly shopping, and my husband didn’t ask for chicken strips like back on Day 88, 29 March 2021. By the way, a state’s premier is about the equivalent of what a governor is in the USA.
Rather than racing to the supermarket to get groceries, I could work calmly. This time the only thing we were short on was cat food. So, I grabbed my mask and headed to the pet store rather than the supermarket. It was nowhere near as busy as it had been last time. There were also no opportunities to make ‘forever friends’.
Some pet food had gone, but there also had a great special on Greenies (cat teeth cleaning treats) at a quarter of their usual price! Special aside, I grabbed what was needed and headed for the door.
What a change in pace visiting the pet store was when compared to the previous lockdown’s business. Wow! It’s almost a letdown. Maybe I should have gone to the supermarket to pick up some things, just to make sure there was going to be another lockdown. The normality of the pet store was just too … well, normal.
So, what else can I write about … cricket noises. I looked around, twiddled thumbs and … there … were … more … cricket noises.
Hmmm. That’s it, then. It’s over to the analysis.
Just kidding. Because I knew my husband would need to work from home, in between meetings, I set up his office space. Before you begin thinking “how sweet”, it wasn’t sweetness; it was so I didn’t lose the way I operate 😏.
Today's Cards
The Cards - Analysis
Carryover Cards
No cards carried over from yesterday.
Cross
The Source is in the Now influenced by The Outsider. Oh yeah, I’ve been doing a lot of thinking about where my “fear of missing out”, FOMO, might come from. These two cards perfectly demonstrate this activity. The Source is my makeup; where inside me is this stupid trigger for inclusion? How deep does it run? And how do I get rid of it? All questions asked by someone who feels like The Outsider, except maybe the last one.
Slowing Down is in the Goal position, and with the lockdown, it looks like the Slowing Down is almost guaranteed.
The Distant Past has Intensity, which I see as me getting involved with everything that interests me and thus overextending myself. This getting engaged with everything has strong links to The Source, my source, and could be part of the foundations for the FOMO.
Schizophrenia in the Recent Past suggests a dilemma between wanting to be included in everything and appreciating its unfeasibility. In reality, stupidly, if I stop to look at who and what some of those activities and people are, I’m not a good fit! Argh!!! See, I recognise it. Why doesn’t recognising it not give me the power to stop it?
Future Energy has Inner Voice, suggesting I will connect with my inner voice.
Base
New Vision is the card that reflects my Feelings about connecting to The Source. The belief is in connecting to my core; I’ll better understand my emotions and their intensity.
The blank card of No-thingness reflects Others’ Views; this could mean other people do not have an opinion or do not see my struggle – good. Although No-thingness can also suggest a potential, I cannot reconcile this definition to today’s layout.
The struggle between wanting and not wanting inclusion is draining, and I hope I can take each moment as it arrives, as suggested by the Moment to Moment card. Moment to Moment is about being connected but not held hostage by emotion. The corresponding fear is I’ll never be able to move past it because it is somehow linked intrinsically to a part of my makeup.
Rebirth in the Outcome position is a peculiar card following my fears 😢, but I think this indicates the topic of FOMO will be reborn. I do like the image of the boy breaking away from the lion.
References
- Osho, Osho Zen Tarot – The Transcendental Game of Zen, St Martin’s Press, ISBN 0-312-11733-7
