My Sister’s Thistles

Say that three times fast.

Or, How many artichokes could Arty choke if Arty could choke an artichoke?

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August in the Redwoods

Prairie Creek Redwoods State Park, Humboldt County, CA

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Tarot #24: Interference, filter the static to find the picture

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Unforeseen obstacles, details or seemingly insignificant side notes have positioned themselves in the path and scattered thoughts, plans and energy, as a mislaid brick will trip an overburdened person, sending carefully balanced items flying from out flung arms. There is no one to blame, and the scattered pieces can be gathered and repaired, but energy and focus are lost in the process. The challenge is to bring focus back to the task, by assessing the situation quickly, so as not to lose momentum. Solutions rather than blame should be sought. The plan is viable, but needs calm, thoughtful action and clear vision to proceed.Image result for 8 of swords tarot mary el

There is a need for a change of perspective in order to perceive the real barriers to progress and separate them from the illusory obstacles created by fears and repetitious behaviors that keep you from moving forward. You can’t see the path unless you can truly open your eyes and realize what is blinding you.

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You are uncertain how to proceed in a project due to trying to account for all the possible problems far down the road. Better to begin knowing the immediate problems and move closer to what awaits you, so have a better point of view for problem solving.

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The clear pane of your mind has been shattered and scattered by distraction. Your work lacks focus or you have started too many projects, and your mental resources are diluted. You may need to organize, prioritize, delegate and consolidate your work in order to manage things with more clarity and intentional purpose.

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You are besieged by imaginary fears and a feeling of powerlessness brought on by inability to filter information and need to simplify your noisy life in order to escape from a self-imposed prison of indecision and open your eyes to real problems hidden in the chaos.

Eight of Swords

You believe you are tucked away in a comfortable place, well protected and safe, but, as it is in most situations, security is an illusion that keeps you from exploring and experiencing your life. It is time to come out of your chrysalis and spread your wings.

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Tarot #23: Victory, hard won and meaningful.

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Peace and stability gained through personal strife. You have known you were right all along, and you have been vindicated. The dust of the melee has cleared, and your adversaries lie in heap at your feet.

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To demonstrate acts of courage against an enemy to gain a moral victory, inspiring others to take up the challenge against even overwhelming odds.

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Wrestling with demons, you have overcome them, and fangs removed and declawed they have no power over you now.

 

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You have or will have triumphed over addictions or weakness of some kind to become the master of your fate.

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This card is also a reminder that in our victories, as in our burgeoning ever progressing technological advances, there is the need to avoid hubris. With great energy and success come responsibilities. There is a price to every victory.

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Tarot #22: Gain, winning the game

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The terrible, cold, cruel part [of New York] is Wall Street. Rivers of gold flow there from all over the earth, and death comes with it. There, as nowhere else, you feel a total absence of the spirit: herds of men who cannot count past three, herds more who cannot get past six, scorn for pure science and demoniacal respect for the present. And the terrible thing is that the crowd that fills this street believes that the world will always be the same, and that it is their duty to keep that huge machine running, day and night, forever…

Federico García LorcaPoet in New York

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Harmony of all elements meeting in one being at one time. All things are possible if this moment is seized and fully utilized.

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Sometimes you must focus on gain in order to provide enough material goods to survive during times in which you are engaged in more fulfilling work. When gain becomes your only measure of worth then you have stolen from yourself and all those you come into contact with for you are taking without returning sustenance to the system that nurtures you. You are gaining only material and all the hoarding of such treasures makes an empty prison of a full house.

 

"I'd rather have roses on my table than diamonds on my neck." - Emma Goldman http://www.happyfishtarot.com

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Playing the game only for material reasons, all proceeds as planned for you. You get what you wanted. On its own the card represents winning whatever game you are playing or acquisition of abundance through focus and good fortune or denotes the process of acquisition that will successfully lead to personal abundance or the material goals.

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Wheel of Changes Interpretation

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Look below the surface at the structure of your life at the layers and background that support that structure. There may be ways in which you can influence these supporting pieces to create a more harmonious and cohesive system.

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