Wednesday, 25 August 2021
Hiking Context
It was a beautiful day, and we were on vacation to go hiking, and it was time to challenge the limits of my ankle and push it we did. Since we’re at O’Reilly’s Rainforest Retreat to go hiking as frequently as possible, and we’ve been successful over the past two days (our muscles aren’t sore), today’s our last opportunity for a massive hike. We’re leaving tomorrow so, it’s today, or it’s no way.
Well, the track we picked was about 13 (≈8.06 miles) kilometres. When I see it written down so simply, it doesn’t nearly capture the effort or enjoyment hiking it gave. The total elevation gained was equivalent to 44 flights of stairs. Happily, by the time we got back to our accommodation, we were both feeling like we’d passed a saint’s trial and had haloes atop our heads.
The hike was sweaty work, and consequently, we looked forward to a shower, sitting in front of the fireplace contemplating what to order for dinner. It was “treat night”, which meant not doing the cooking. The meals can be expensive, and we know from other establishments that being expensive doesn’t mean satisfying or tasty.
We arrived back at our accommodation, and the swipe card didn’t work. Ding, ding. Nope. Bah-bowng! Try again? Bah-bowng! Although we had our mobile phones with us, they were useless in this situation, because our chosen service provider, ah… doesn’t have a service in this location.
Dishearteningly, we didn’t even have car keys on us – why would we? We expected the swipe card to the unit to work as it had up to that point? Sadly, the wi-fi wasn’t strong enough to reach us outside the villa either. There was no avoiding it; we had to do the hike to reception. 😟
Not Unusual, just Inconvenient
To put the reception walk into context, according to my app, it was a 3.84-kilometre (≈2.36 miles) round trip. Impressively, it could kick my heart rate from a comfortable 65-70 bpm to a fat-burning 116 bpm and give me an elevation gain of 124 metres (419 ft). Now, remember, we’re at a rainforest retreat with separate villas with breathtaking views, and consequently, a “breathtaking” walk to reception.
I’d done quite a bit of travelling for work, and now and again, an extended stay would produce a similar situation. In those circumstances, heading to reception was a matter of walking down a hallway, hitting the elevator/ lift button and riding it to its destination. It’s both shorter and less hilly but also less rewarding!
By this time in the trip, we’d done this twice every day. Alas, today, was going to be four times and if we were in doubt we’d earned our haloes of exercise-y goodness before we got locked out, no doubt existed after the extra hike to reception. 😇
Today's Cards
The Cards - Hiking Analysis
Carryover Cards
Fascinatingly, five cards carried over from yesterday; Going with the Flow moved from Feelings to Goal, Harmony moved from Goal to Distant Past, The Master moved from Influence to Recent Past, Change didn’t go anywhere, Laziness moved from Recent Past to Feelings.
Cross
Harmony in Distant Past formed Beyond Illusion to be in the Now with a New Vision as Influence. The Goal of Going with the Flow, and the Recent Past of The Master, work together to help Change in Future Energy.
Yesterday, Harmony was the Goal today shows its fulfilment by existing in the Distant Past. Walking through a rainforest is harmonious, and the cards moved quickly enough to make a Distant Past two days ago.
New Vision influences Beyond Illusion, and I’m taking this to be the excitement around my ability to challenge my broken ankle’s healing (Day 018) and enjoy its recovery. New Vision knows that my ankle’s recovering well in this scenario, and Beyond Illusion is its change.
Going with the Flow moved from Feelings, and the Feelings created today’s Goal. Going with the Flow is not aimless meandering if it is the purpose.
It’s a card of trusting in the universe/ powers that be/ God that you can take this opportunity to simple coast along; the ideal “drift time”. Because there is only one of each card, support or echo cards like The Master appear to credit Harmony and the Goal by remaining impartial.
Yesterday’s walk began to change me, and today’s hike to push the shift by having the Future Energy of Change remain in place.
Base
My feelings of Laziness came to the fore after we’d returned from reception, the additional hike had exhausted me and reduced my motivation for blog writing. Alas, I’m aware it’s a flimsy excuse.
Others’ Views are that I have Receptivity and an openness to change and acceptance of the circumstances; that’s probably just misconstruing my Laziness. Lounge sitting? I’m there!
The Creator is in the Hopes & Fears position and uses existing knowledge to overcome current challenges. It’s true. Today, I had hoped my previous understanding of swipe card access and hotels would accurately identify our issue. Likewise, my fear was we would have to move to another villa because of a misinterpretation.
The Outcome position is Past Lives confirming my “past work life” (previous job), where I travelled frequently did help with a course of action.
References
- Osho, Osho Zen Tarot – The Transcendental Game of Zen, St Martin’s Press, ISBN 0-312-11733-7
- Fat Burning Range Calculation
