Yesterday was not a good day. Leaving out the national scene and only dealing with my life for now, things were . . . unsettling. Not only did my house insurance rate skyrocket (and this area already is dealing with rates that are way above average), but my Nook died, along with the myriad books I did not purchase from Barnes and Noble. The e-book reader is out of warranty, so there’s not much I can do about. Allergy headaches, tiredness, and crankiness all added to the frustration of the day. (If folding origami cranes is supposed to be restful and meditative, I am here to tell you that so far it only adds to the frustration, but hopefully, as I get more proficient, serenity will come.) With all that, I certainly didn’t need today’s Tarot card (The Moon) to warn me not to be “deceived by apparent security.” I got plenty of real-life reminders!
But that was yesterday.
The tarot, as well almost every other philosophy, teaches that nothing is static. What goes down must also come up. (Physics says that what goes up must come down, though it doesn’t say anything about things that are already down.) The moon card certainly seems fitting today because (at least from a human perspective), the moon goes down, but inevitably, as the world turns, it will come up again. (That’s not to say that one day the earth will stand still; to the best of my knowledge, that has only happened once or twice — according to legend — and eons before my lifetime.)
Though my personal moon is rising, I can’t say much has changed today — the insurance rate remains the same, though my agent will try to find a better rate for me. We’re just at the beginning of the national changes, so the effects of the new regime haven’t struck here yet. I’m still dealing with allergies and my Nook is still retired from service.
There have been changes, however, including the delivery of a small package that had been swallowed up the black hole of the postal system in Denver (they do not like to deliver anything but letters here; everything else seems to be held until for several weeks until the mass of the mail equals the mass of the black hole.)
Most importantly, I went to the library! I recently heard that the library is open by appointment, so today I made an appointment and headed out to search for books. What a pleasure! I was the only one in the place except the librarians, so no other patrons got in my way, and I had my choice of books. (Take that, Nook!)
The sun is out, which also helps. Winter weather returns this weekend, with a possibility of snow, but I don’t put that on the negative side of the scorecard because the moisture is a plus.
And so the world turns . . .
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January 21, 2021 at 1:04 pm
My sympathies on your not-so-great day. Some are just like that, so I’m glad tomorrow always comes. I don’t have an interest in Tarot card reading, but one thing I’ve read about it — “Tarot cards do not tell the future; rather, tarot is a tool for spiritual guidance and enables the person receiving the reading to connect to his or her inner wisdom” — suggests the directives one needs are within, just needing to be identified. It’s great that your actions led to a better day today. 🙂
January 21, 2021 at 2:22 pm
I figure I don’t need to foretell the future. Just wait until tomorrow, and I’ll know today’s future! You’re right, though, about the tarot supposedly being a way to connect to one’s inner wisdom. In my case, either I don’t have such wisdom or I already connected, because the cards don’t ever tell me much. Since the cards came from my deceased brother, I’m doing it more as a memorial to him. And who knows, over the years, I might learn something!
January 21, 2021 at 2:01 pm
I feel ya! Since the kindle fire is so inexpensive I have learned to keep a backup. It’s still a pain to have to set up a new one when the old one crashes, but I don’t have to wait days to do it.
January 21, 2021 at 2:19 pm
Clever idea.
January 21, 2021 at 3:23 pm
I hate it when the moon comes up in a reading. And I’m sorry to hear things have been so tough lately. Still, glad to hear the library’s open. In an age when traveling is more difficult than ever, there’s no better way to travel to new places while never taking a step. Hope you have some wonderful adventures.
January 21, 2021 at 6:05 pm
Really? You hate when the moon comes up? I would have thought it would be a good card for you. According to a couple of sources, the moon is about illusion, both good and bad (because there is a light and dark side to the moon), But it’s also about imagination, intuition, and dreams.
January 21, 2021 at 6:18 pm
Okay, maybe I just feel a little nervous. It can also mean uncertainty or fluctuating emotions, after all.
January 21, 2021 at 9:39 pm
Fluctuating emotions can make a person nervous, as does uncertainty, though if I’ve learned anything over the years is that nothing is ever certain. If you can learn to live with uncertainty, you’re doing well.
January 22, 2021 at 7:02 am
Truth.