Today's word
to draw a card with is “Scarecrow” and it made me think about how some birds keep coming back to feed on the
crops even though there is a scarecrow defending the fields. So what is an obnoxious
ever returning thought (bird) which undermines my physical and emotional
well being (fields) and I drew the Six of Swords from the Original Rider Waite
Tarot.
This card often tempts me to mentally pick up my stuff and run: to ignore
what has to be done, procrastinate and try to look the other way. Is this working
for me? Of course not but flight is of my main reactions to stress. Yet, after I’ve
sailed away from my problems, my worries or anxiety, I notice that I took my swords
with me in the form of guilt, shame and regret. So there is no real escape from
our own mind.
I wondered what
stuffing my scarecrow would need to become a bigger threat to this persistent
bird and I drew the Two of Pentacles. Instead of running away this card advises
me to accept the stormy waters; the emotional upheaval. In order not to drown in
it the Two of Pentacles asks us to focus on our tasks at hand. Tasks that
require a certain balance and attention, so our mind is free from worrying for a
while. When you are busy in the here and now it is more than likely you will receive
a fresh look on whatever is bothering you.
Bye bye birdy !
