Hierophant – Daily Draw
The problem with pulling a Major Arcana card for a daily draw is that the issues it addresses are so huge. The daily draw is meant (for me) as a meditation on the events in a given day. When I am visited by an archetype, I have a hard time rendering it in terms of a twenty-four hour period of minutiae, and making sense of the randomness of life.
Or seeming randomness.
The Hierophant asks me to teach, or to learn something, of a holy nature. He brings with him a moral sensibility, ideas of right and wrong, deeply rooted traditions, and reverence for concepts of Truth and Beauty that are so much larger than our individual selves.
Of course, that must be the message for today.
While I look to the daily draw for the everyday, sometimes the Tarot wants to give me a nudge. Drifting off course can be disastrous. A tiny deviation from a set course can eventually bring you to a place that is miles away from your intended destination. As it is in the physical life, so it is in the spiritual (as above, so below). I have certainly veered away from my spiritual studies, meditations and prayers, due to various stresses and distractions. Today the Tarot tells me, ‘enough excuses’. Truth and Beauty are calling, and it’s time once again to strive to put my feet back on the path that leads to them.
Page of Cups – Daily Draw
From my Daily Card Journal:
Who knows what surprises may arise from your heart?
Do you love yourself? Do you understand how important it is to do so?
Sometimes we are surprised by our own thoughts, actions or desires. What have you been keeping a secret from yourself lately?
Are you denying something inside – some deeply rooted need or idea – that you keep hidden because it doesn’t quite fit within your chosen ‘peer group’; because you fear being judged or laughed at? Are you worried about what others will think?
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Lately I have been trying to determine how much of my inner self is fit to share with others. I think we all go through this. We craft a personality to show the outside world, with varying degrees of honesty depending on how close someone is to you. From intimate friends and family, to close friends, to associates and the general world of potential friends and strangers. It’s not that we are faking anything, it’s that we may fear that what we hold deep inside might not be understood, and we may fear being judged or rejected by those who’s association we seek, and those with whom we must associate on a daily basis.
I believe that’s why these were the thoughts that surfaced today, when I first saw this card on my reading table. My immediate reaction was to give myself a hug and to feel loved and accepted. Then I thought about ways of releasing some of the ideas and feelings that I have been holding inside for some time. There are certainly constructive ways to reveal oneself to the rest of society without fear, and without alienating or angering others. You don’t need to blurt it out, you can just be yourself in the most positive manner available to you. But the important thing is to find ways to be true to yourself, both inside and on the outside. And to always find ways to continue to grow while staying true to who you truly are.
Pretending
It’s fortunate that I’ve never pulled the Tower for anyone I’ve read for besides myself. Not yet. I will really have to mask my reaction when it does happen, because this is the only card that provokes a strong negative response in me.
When things are out of alignment in one’s life, in a relationship, a job situation, financial or health issue, etc., it is very easy to ignore it and just continue in an undesirable direction. It is human nature to ‘let sleeping dogs lie’ and pretend that everything is okay, because it is easier than doing the work needed to clean up the messes we make, or allow others to make.
Sometimes changes must occur, sometimes the changes are needed. A sudden but relatively quiet upheaval can allow much-needed light and air into one’s life. It may be painful, but one can then breathe a sigh of relief and get on with things. Usually this is what the card Death signifies. But sometimes the circumstances to do not occur quietly. The situation can suddenly adopt the attributes of a raging wildfire, and one can feel things spinning rapidly out of your control. Quite often this is because they have been ignoring the misalignment of energies in their life. This is when the Tower might make an appearance.
Of all the cards that I might pull from a deck when reading for myself, this is the one I really do not ever want to see. I’m a quiet, private sort of person. I’d rather see Death in a reading for myself, because at least I know the pain will be private, and the healing will be personal. The Tower will have none of that, it always demands cannons firing and bombs bursting in the air. It may very well be my own fault that the Tower rises out of the earth at my feet to fix the mess I’ve made by pretending everything is okay. However, that doesn’t make it any less traumatizing.
The Tower only appears when it is needed. Focus on getting through it. Once the storm resulting from the fire and thunder of the Tower passes, the sun does actually emerge and the birds will begin to sing again. This is important to remember if you find yourself in the middle of a Tower storm. Just remember to keep breathing, and continue to trust that things will be okay. In fact, it is likely that your situation will be improved by the energy of the Tower, however difficult that may be to believe while you are while in it’s throes. The earth may shake, but it will stop shaking eventually and you can rebuild whatever was destroyed. And when you rebuild, it will be an improved design, stronger and safer, as long as you take to heart the lessons to be learned from the Tower.
