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.
