| Thinking about the day, and a message that I could | | | | have to wait to hear the decision. |
| pass along to you in the newsletter, I decided to pull | | | | - You may have a gotten medical check up and are |
| a Tarot card for inspiration. | | | | awaiting results. |
| Seven of Pentacles - Patience | | | | - You have put the finishing touches on your next |
| In the deck I typically use, The Robin Wood Tarot | | | | best-selling book, and are waiting to hear from the |
| Deck, the Seven of Pentacles is shows a man | | | | publisher. |
| standing in his garden, leaning on a hoe. The leaves of | | | | - You have apologized, sent flowers and candy, and |
| the plants, which look to be pumpkins, are fully | | | | now can only wait to hear from that someone |
| grown, green, and healthy. The sun is shining and it | | | | special. (Or if you are Tiger, you have offered a huge |
| really looks like a beautiful day on a mid-west farm in | | | | sum of money and made public apologies...and are |
| middle America. | | | | waiting to know whether you are still married or |
| Do you remember the song by the Byrds, "Turn, | | | | have a golfing career.) |
| Turn, Turn"? There is a time and a season for | | | | You get the idea. |
| everything. | | | | So, when the Seven of Pentacles is drawn from the |
| This card always brings this song to mind, because it | | | | Tarot deck, you can ask yourself these questions: |
| reminds me that many projects are like tending to a | | | | - Have I completed all the necessary foundational |
| vegetable garden. There can be many tasks involved, | | | | tasks for the project? |
| such as preparing the soil, sowing the seeds, | | | | - How can I have more patience in waiting for a |
| watering, fertilizing, and weeding. And then comes a | | | | better, more ripened, result? |
| time, perhaps late August (in our northern | | | | - Am I trying to pick the fruit before its season? |
| hemisphere), when there is little to do but to wait. | | | | - How could I allow myself to feel satisfied with a job |
| The fruit or vegetable is not fully ripe, the time to | | | | well-done, while still waiting for the final bounty from |
| pluck it off the vine has not quite arrived. All you can | | | | my efforts? |
| do is wait. Patience is key here, because fruit that is | | | | - What would it feel like to give myself permission to |
| picked too soon isn't as sweet and may not have | | | | rest, take some hours or days off, or simply |
| the nutritional value that it will have in just a short | | | | contemplate instead of being in action? |
| while longer. | | | | Perhaps you relate to some of the concepts |
| In the same way, we have projects at work or at | | | | presented by the Seven of Pentacles. If so, I hope |
| home that may resemble this farming metaphor. | | | | you find a pleasant and relaxing way to spend some |
| - You may have sent out your resume and gone | | | | time today in anticipation of the delightful rewards of |
| through a series of interviews, and now you just | | | | your efforts. |