Monday, September 5, 2016

Four of Swords - Doing nothing is sometimes the best thing to do

For today I got the Four of Swords from the Wild Unknown Tarot. A little lamb is resting, while four swords are hanging above him. On the place of his third eye a light is shining brightly. He seems like he is not afraid of those swords. He knows he has to turn inward to access his mental strength and clarity in order to cope with them before they might strike and wound him severely.
For me these Swords symbolize my reaction to Saturday’s Skeleton card. I thought I had overcome the challenge it represents a long time ago but now it strikes back and I have to deal with it again. Parts of me need to get some more meat on the bones, made stronger and less vulnerable. My initial reaction to all of this was: let’s handle this quickly; put a kiss and a bandage on the sore spot and move on. But after given it some more thought I knew this skeleton needed more gentleness, nurturing love and time to heal this time around. So my card for today is about giving myself the time to do nothing about all of this and just sit with the notion of feeling vulnerable and being okay with it. No more hiding behind a clever and fierce appearance but really trying to connect with this part of me and then I hope a true and more lasting light will begin to shine from within. Only then healing this part of me might have some more long-term results.

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  1. I've heard of several shamanic journey experiences where the person is burnt down to their bones. Then they must reconstruct themselves. It wasn't a intellectual exercise, but a feeling/intuitive one that pushed them past the mental constructs they had erected.

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    1. Yes it feels a bit like that. Also I got the distinct feeling not to "fix" this but let it evolve more slowly and more naturally. It als reminds me of "la Loba" from "Women who run with the Wolves" who sings over the bones to bring them back to life again

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  2. During my recovery I spent lots of time in meditation and healing work of my own. I focused that healing light on injuries to facilitate the healing. Take the advice of your card and spend the day in Light and Love. Be good to yourself and relax, don't let those lingering thoughts(swords) concern you.

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    1. No I won't let them concern me for now. My meditation practice is becoming quite regular now so I will be doing that for sure today :)

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  3. Certainly it takes courage, patience, and wisdom to be willing to nurture that "skeleton", and sit with it instead of actively moving past it :) I hope your weekend was gentle and relaxing! Hugs.

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    1. Accepting what is, is certainly helping to be more relaxed about it.

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