My card
for February is the Two of Swords from the Wild Unknown Tarot
and my rune for this month is Laguz.
The Two of
Swords is all about postponing a decision
or reaching a stalemate. This can become
quite a challenge for me, since I am usually all about solving problems and making things right
as quickly as possible, so I don’t have to feel uncomfortable any longer than necessary.
But truth be told this behavior doesn’t always benefits me. It can cause stressful
situations because I tend to act quickly and sometimes too ill considered. Resolving
unpleasant feelings as soon as possible has really become a second nature of me. But then
I started reading “living Beautifully” by Pema Chödrön again and this reminded me how
staying with whatever you feel and experiencing life how it is right now can be
an act of compassion toward ourselves and
how this can bring about a sense of deep peace and calm.
I feel this
card symbolizes my effort to stay with whatever occurs in my life and refrain myself from seeking
a quick habitual solution to make it all
go away.
The rune Laguz
emphasizes this notion because Laguz is the
rune of water, of feeling and emotions and
of our unconscious. This rune fit seamlessly with “II Inner Voice” of the OshoZen tarot (aka the High Priestess), my rune for this lunation. Both urge me to
listen to my heart, before I decide how
to act in a situation. This requires slowing down, becoming more mindful of what is really going on and
trying to maintain a regular mediation practice. I am happy to say so far the
latter is going rather well this time around.
Too true. When rushing to decide, sometimes I'll end up choosing the wrong thing. However, I also have a tendency to overthink as well...so I always have to be careful and try to keep things at a happy medium. Lol. I hope your choices come easily for you. :)
ReplyDeleteOverthinking comes naturally for me too, lol! And yes, balance is everything :
DeleteThe solar eclipse reminds me how I often want to rush into a decision when I don't have all the facts or experiencing an emotional overload (thus without clarity). It reminded me of a quote a friend recently shared with me by Alan Watts: "Muddy water is best cleared by leaving it alone."
ReplyDeleteAnd who knows what a beautiful Lotus will grow there :)
DeleteYou have a good understanding of yourself. So often I find myself oblivious to the obvious. I'd use my runes a lot more if I could make the presentation pretty.
ReplyDeleteRunes are not about pretty; otherwise they would have been decorated with intricate knot work or some other form of decoration :)
DeleteI too have rushed in trying to solve or right a situation. Now getting a little bit of age on me, I let things settle a bit and a lot of times things sort themselves out without my intervention. Just another good thing about adding a few years to my life. Happy February to You!
ReplyDeleteYou will never hear me complain about aging. I love so many aspects of it!!
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