In other words, my truth is that I am a teacher.
This was not a decision that I made lightly, and there were several points at which I made myself physically ill thinking about what that would entail.īut then I sat down with a candle, and meditated, and asked myself what my ultimate truth was.Īnd my truth lies now, as it always has, in my abilities to share my knowledge and skills with others. I have struggled, in particular, with the decision that I have made to return to the institution that has denied me tenure for one final contract year next year. I have spoken on this blog several times about my current challenges. If you are tempted, beware: the rewards of this kind of compromise always leave a bitter taste in the mouth."Īnd then the meaning for this card became crystal clear. If we look deeply into it, we usually find that we are trying to gain something - whether it is power or the approval of others. It is quite another to 'cave in' and betray our own truth. It is one thing to meet another halfway, to understand a point of view different from our own and work towards a harmony of the opposing forces. The two figures on this card remind us of the sleazy and conspiratorial situations we can get into when we compromise our own truth. Because of their intimate familiarity with the activities of the court, they were often at the center of the political and social intrigues and exercised a great deal of power behind the scenes. "In the courts of ancient Japan, the male attendants were often selected from the ranks of petty criminals who were castrated.
My first response to this card, when I drew it, was "huh? Compromise? Why should I give in and compromise my standards?" Today I was feeling physically low, with some of my normal challenges, so I decided I would pull another card and do some meditation. The images on them speak very powerfully to me, and I find myself pulled back to them again and again, just wanting to touch them and look at them. Ok, So I'm pretty well infatuated with my new Osho Zen Tarot meditation deck.
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