Making sense of yourself and the Ace of Swords
The first thing I always think about the ace of swords is that it is decisive! And that by being decisive it cuts out negativity. Once you’ve made a decision or decided to take action all the what ifs? procrastination, anxious, confused energy disperses as YOU HAVE DECIDED…to take action.
Decide! Take Action!
I always say it is one of the, if not the, most activating card in the tarot deck.
It immediately takes me back to the Goethe quotation that has been a guiding light in my life, that I learned by heart and have now forgotten, the gist of it being, the moment we commit to an action, decide what we want, and say it ‘out loud’, the universe supports us with all sorts of helpful influences, all sorts of coincidences occur that you could never have foreseen, people help you, toward your goal. Boldness has genius, magic in it. Start it now.
I picked the Ace of Swords this morning, thinking about whether to keep on writing my so called work book, new title as of two minutes before I picked the Ace of Swords, ‘Making sense of myself’….even though I am so conscious that my father would have called the idea of journalling, ‘navel gazing’. Although a very sensitive and highly intelligent man, he didn’t hold much truck with too much self contemplation. I don’t think he saw point. It didn’t get you out of where you were. You just had to get on with life. Very ace of Swords too you might say.
It is perhaps partly due to my childhood of not speaking out and mostly trying to keep out of my mother’s way as I always seemed to upset her, and she’d get cross, and getting cross would upset daddy, and they’d have a row, and so keeping quiet seemed the best way to keep the peace….that I’ve never been very clear or articulate about what I am feeling (inside) underneath the obvious pleasures of life, tennis yes! A glass of red wine yes! Dancing yes! But all the other less positive or confused or anxious emotions were ignored, and covered up by tennis, dancing, and a glass of two of red wine. A lesson taught well by my Dad who played lots of sports, loved making people laugh, dancing and a martini or two. I lived by edict that the purpose of life was to have fun! Which worked for years until I got tired :-)
Anyway as I tear myself away from ‘navel gazing’ and focus on today’s ace of swords. It suggests decide, commit and now I am remembering more of the quote that has fuelled so many endeavours in my life. Not all Goethe it turns out, William Hutchinson Murray. The Scottish Himalayan Expedition. Wrote this powerful tract to go with Goethe’s couplets.
Until one is committed, there is hesitancy, the chance to draw back
Always ineffectiveness.
Concerning all acts of initiative and creation, there is one elementary truth the ignorance of which kills countless ideas and splendid plans: that the moment one definitely commits oneself, then providence moves too.
All sorts of things occur to help one that would never otherwise have occurred. A whole stream of events issues from the decision, raising in one’s favour all manner of unforeseen incidents, meetings and material assistance
Which no man could have creamed would have come his way. I have learned a deep respect for one of Goethe’s couplets:
“Whatever you can do or dream you can, begin it. Boldness has genius, power and magic in it. Begin it now”
And so I commit to keep on journaling and writing this ‘work book’…..
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