Tuesday, 28 September 2021
Side-effects Context
I got chills. They’re multiplying, and I’m losing control because the power the jab’s providing it’s electrifying! Full confession, I parodied from “You’re that I want” from ‘Grease’. Seriously, the COVID-19 side effects include chills, spaciness, headache, nausea, are constantly threatening. On the upside, at least, I don’t have a massive bruise on my arm like with my first jab.
Because the chills were present, I stayed in bed for most of the morning. The full ginger cat, Dobby, decided he wanted attention and stepped on the injection site! Hmmm, cheeky little monkey!
In the true spirit of a mumpsimus, I persisted that I only needed the morning’s lie-in to get over the tiredness and the “minor” side-effect. When it was time to write this post, I was exhausted, but like a child fighting sleep, I’m finding novel and creative ways to stay awake 🙉. By the way, mumpsimus is a 16th-century word meaning ‘one who insists that they’re right, despite clear evidence that they are not’ (Susie Dent, Twitter).
Sadly, my energy is waning, and it’s time to move on to the analysis.
Today's Cards
The Cards - Side-effects Analysis
Carryover Cards
Two cards carried over from yesterday; Stress moved from Recent Past to Distant Past, Intensity moved from Future Energy to Others’ Views.
Cross
Today’s Goal was Letting Go of preconceived ideas around the jab or my capability not to be affected like “other people”. I know it’s arrogant, but when you live in your little bubble of pseudo bliss, it’s easy to believe you’re not like everybody else. And in reality, not everyone experiences the side effects in the same way. I hoped that I would fit in with the people not affected by the jab. But, alas, it seems not to be the case. No amount of wishing will make it otherwise at this point.
It’s no surprise that Stress has moved from the Recent Past to the Distant Past since the vaccine’s administration. Recent Past’s Comparison of whether I’m going to fit with the ‘no reactions’ camp or the ‘reacted’ isn’t necessary.
Uncannily, the spaciness side-effect makes it each go from Moment to Moment (Now) while the COVID-19 vaccine integrates (Integration as an influence) with my immune system.
Coming up is Consciousness in Future Energy, indicating an awareness of my Change and seeing things from an enlightened perspective. Oh, do you hear that? No. Ah, it was just the little conspiracy voice saying, ‘see what happens when you get the shot, you’ve become one of them?’. Oh well, too late now!
Base
Consequently, I get Feelings of Playfulness when the spaciness side-effect hits. It’s exactly like the kid fighting sleep; you find all these things you want to do just to stay alert. Because you know you’ll collapse if you let yourself lie down.
Alas, it appears Others’ Views are that I have an Intensity and determination keeping me motivated. And it possibly realises what I’m doing by running around – even if it is amusing.
Internally, Hopes & Fears has a fear of Change. This fear refers to a Change in my current response to the COVID-19 having worse side effects and taking me out completely. On the other hand, I’m hoping the Change is the swing of reaching the worst symptoms and on the up towards full functionality again.
Finally, the Outcome card We are the World. The Outcome is working with my body for the unified ‘global’ purpose of interacting with each other once more – you know, without masks.
References
- Osho, Osho Zen Tarot – The Transcendental Game of Zen, St Martin’s Press, ISBN 0-312-11733-7
- Tarot Layouts per month
SEO – The headache I felt yesterday afternoon stuck around as well as some other side effects. My focus consequently drifted, but I got a post.
