How Do You Walk Your Path?

Jan
201324
How Do You Walk Your Path?
17 Comments
Author: Arwen Lynch
A. Tarot, Learning Tarot

Mary-El_10WheelToday’s card is such an unusual version. My normal stock starting interpretation works, but there are other places to go with this one.

Traditionally the Wheel of Fortune is the card of opportunity and the card of fate. The idea is that the wheel turns regardless. It’s up to us to grab the right section. And the Gods know I’ve grabbed the wrong one more than a time or two.

What I love about this Wheel is that the woman is not only blindfolded but also on a ship. Is she coming or going? Is she the figurehead of the boat? Is her sight not important here?

The lotus in the center of the wheel is a lovely representation of Enlightenment. Eight spokes lead in…or do they lead out? The sparkling night sky lies beneath.

So many paths to Enlightenment. None are wrong as long as you are going towards Enlightenment and not away. Why am I capitalizing Enlightenment? I don’t know. It just feels right. Maybe in this post, for today, Enlightenment is God.

Each path is the same distance apart. From this angle some paths are closer to Enlightenment than others. But if we change our perspective…if we look at it from someone else’s side, those distances will shift, won’t they.

How you reach Enlightenment is not important to me. That you do reach it is. The how of it is one of those “not in my hula hoop” pieces. The why of it answers why I think we should always “Seek Joy, Y’all.”

Joy brings awareness of my place in the Wheel. That place is next to my Christian, Islamic, Hindu, Buddhist, Pagan, you-name-it co-seeker.

My place is not on the outer edge shaking my finger at those who don’t know the beauty of the Goddess and the God. It isn’t sitting online chastising those who can’t see the Eightfold Mysteries. It certainly isn’t dissing how someone else lives their spiritual life. (Caveat: hurting others isn’t spiritual and no Deity is down with that. I know that in my bones.)

So come walk the Wheel of Fortune with me. You take your path. I’ll take mine. We’ll meet in the middle. Who knows. Maybe the Wheel will turn and I will walk your path with you or you with me.

All I do know is that I am glad you are here reading this. I am glad you have reached me today. May your personal path be blessed with joy and gladness. May you attain Enlightenment however that looks like on your personal walk through this life.

I’d love to hear how you are walking your personal path today.

The Wheel Of Fortune, Mary-El Tarot, Schiffer 2012

Seek Joy, Y’all! Pass it on.

One week left to get your 2013 Create Your Incredible Year Workbook+Planner. Still holding out? Why? It’s just a tool to help you on your personal path. :D

Possibly Related Posts:


Share
About Arwen Lynch

Who is the Writer's Tarot Coach? I am! I help writers who are struggling with the fear of never finishing their book by busting through blocks so they can finally get their book done. I help those who are actively seeking to find their bliss by showing them how get laser focused on being happy again. You know how everyone says “follow your bliss" ….but lots of people don’t have a clue what their bliss is? Well, what I do is help them find it and keep it in their lives on a daily basis. Published as Ellora's Cave author, Marilu Mann (with Cai Smith), I've helped everyone from NYTimes best sellers to the prepublished seeking that NYTimes experience finish that damned book. I am also available for personal consultations via phone, in person or Skype. I am the current president of the American Tarot Association.