... as one of my heroes, Henry Rollins described it. What could be, with better food distribution, world peace and less sales representatives! Makes perfect sense to me. At any rate, a pretty unrelated topic. I decided to do a reading, after all, it's Saturday, and I had a few hours to kill before the sidewalks are unrolled around here. I wound up driving a fair piece to the east, and discovered that there's really not much to report there. I gassed up the car, drank some coffee, (I don't know the name of the redhaired, rail-thin woman who wears boots all the time, but I do know that she makes the best coffee to be found anywhere on post) and was ready to roll. So off I went, rolling down the road that is I-44. There was a sign on the side of the road, indicating that this was the LAST FREE EXIT, so I said okay, that sounds good. So it was I found myself on State Route 36, driving towards pretty much nowhere. There were farms, and a few small enclaves of civilization, a few houses, and an occasional gas station. I kept driving, thinking that maybe something will turn up. So on I drove, continuing to see not a lot. I drove on until the road ended. Yes, the road literally ended. There was pavement, then up ahead, no pavement. Hmm. Okay, having seen a great many signs along the roadside posted at similar dirt roads leading onto presumably farm land indicating that it was the desire of the owners that you keep your ass the hell out of mah property, I elected to turn back.
So back I went, and hit the gym. I left the phone in the locker, figuring that I'd really not need it, as I'm probably going to end up rupturing something after a week of not working out, and will be in no position to answer texts. Tabatha was concerned, as she couldn't locate me, and didn't get a response to text messages she sent. Oops. There's this groovy little GPS locator thing on the phone that allows anyone who knows my phone number to locate me pretty much anywhere on our blue and green Mardi Gras ball. The problem is that any room with a toilet in it, locker room, latrine, hell, even the porta-johns out in the fields, seem to have this incredible ability to kill cell phone signals. Bars disappear mysteriously. So no signal, you can't find me, despite the fact that I was sweating away at the gym. So after setting her mind at ease, I came here and started writing things that hopefully will inspire great works throughout the world.
Now that I've gone off on a massive tangent, wasn't this supposed to be about a Tarot reading? Well, here it is. I used a seven-card Horseshoe spread, and came up with the following- I think it's worth mentioning here mainly because of the huge number of Major Arcana cards.
The first card represents the past, which was the Judgement card. Things coming to light, things moving to an end- a denouement, as it were. The mystery is solved, the hidden things revealed, and we learn what's what.
Next, the present. Here is The Sun, indicating that as these hidden things are revealed, there is a great deal of support, and positive energy there- it seems whatever course I turn my efforts to, it'll be a good one, and a successful one. That carries with it the message of don't screw it up- we're trusting you on your own here, so don't fall on your face.
Next, the Future. Here is the Strength card. Interesting. Here is an indication of a gentle, quiet and subtle force at work. It's like being on, or in a swift-moving river. You can fight against the current, and eventually get where you're going, and in the process expend a great deal of energy. Or you can simply go with the current, and use that current to be a greater force. Where are we going? Well, it seems that there's a higher purpose, and with the energy at my disposal, probably a pretty good idea to find out what that is.
Now the next position is the Best Course of Action, which is the Chariot. That is, again, harness the energy of the river. As long as you can keep your life and actions in line with this higher purpose, things will work out fine. The Chariot also carries with it a meaning of a sense of willpower. That is, no great thing has been accomplished without hard work and determination. Though there may be a temptation to take the easy path, it's worth it in the long run to hang tough and do things right.
The next card is the Influences card- those things that come to bear on the situation. Interestingly, here is the Devil in a reversed position- the negative habits that had previously been an issue now are fading fast, moving out of influence, and with this, a new hope for the future is with this new-found energy.
The next position tells of Obstacles- things that could be standing in the way of realizing your ends. Here is the Tower- I see this as related to the Devil, as the Tower tells of destruction- kind of a pride going before the fall type of thing. In other words, it reinforces the idea of don't do anything stupid. Of course, this is good advice pretty much any day of the week, but especially now that all the potential is open before me; choose wisely, grasshopper.
The last position represents the Outcome- what will happen if things stay on the same course. Here is the 8 of Wands, actually the only Minor card in the reading. But it's a good one, telling of a kind of continuation of the present- a focused, hard-edged will and determination, things moving together towards a common goal. It would seem the road ahead is clear, and that the wheel is in my hands. Driving carefully, along the road instead of off of it, would be a wise decision at this point. Follow it, see where it leads, and go there, fearlessly and with one mind. No more delays, no more shots in the dark. The way ahead is clear, might as well go check it out!
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