Today’s card is a terrific expression of this minor Arcana. Traditionally it shows someone being ferried away from somewhere. You are left to believe it’s a Bad Place ™. But in today’s drawing, we see someone rising above it all.
Carried away by a helpful swan, the elfin redhead looks back at what she leaves behind. I see the six swords here as representative of the sorrows of her life. But the crows? The crows are her naysayers. They are the ones who held her back out of fear. They refused to let her rise above her troubles.
Who in your life doesn’t lift you up? Who in your world is a naysayer to every dream you have? I’m not talking about the voices of reason who yank ugly shirts out of our hands when we are shopping. I’m talking about those who mock or laugh at us when we tell those secret hopes and wishes.
Sure! Maybe they have a snowflake’s chance in hell of coming to fruition, but we all need dreams. We all need hope.
So today, I want you to count your crows. Identify which ones are the useful kind who help you see reality. Then identify the ones who are the carrion eating type who are just waiting for you to fall so they can squawk, “I told you so.”
Those? Those that are waiting to squawk? Stop feeding them. You know what I mean. They are in your life because you allow it. Tell them you need supportive friends. Tell them your energy is reserved for those who want to see you succeed.
Tell them.
Shoo them off your sorrows. Quit letting them feed from that old dead part of you. Cut it out of you. And maybe, just maybe, one or three of them will reveal that they really are swans who forgot how to be swans.
No crows, darlings! And really, don’t be one either.
Seek joy,y’all. Pass it on.
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6 of Swords, Shadowscapes Tarot, Llewellyn, 2010
I love this, Stephanie. Your posts are so beautiful. I went into my Google Reader today, after a week of being on vacation, and there was a lot of bold unread posts for your blog and it saddened me that I got so far behind! Sorry for the neglect!
It felt good to realize that I don’t really have any people like that in my life. I have some that are indifferent to my hopes and dreams, which can be pretty painful at times, but none that naysay.For the indifferent ones, I just know that they will become inspired when I have moved things forward enough to be solid and I am not worried about it. I know that the people in my life really want the best for me.
I especially love the part of this where it says to not be a naysayer for others. I don’t think that I am, but I will watch that and see if I can see anything there. I try to boost people up as much as possible, but sometimes our unconscious patterns look ugly when light is shined on them.
Amy, it’s good to have vacation. I hope you had an enjoyable time. You are so right about our unconscious patterns. I learn a lot about those from your posts so thank you right back.