Wisdom Of The Tarot-The Wheel Of Life

[damon gerard]

We all tend to view life as something that should be easy. Good things
should just happen and bad things shouldn't. Life should be simple.
Life should be just full of good times. The sky should never rain on
our lives. But rain waters the plants and makes them grow. It gives us
water to drink. Without it we'd die. Maybe things we see as bad are
equally valuable.
The Hermit is an example of something we don't want - being alone.
Loneliness is indeed a terrible thing and can blight your life. There
is, however, another side to this solitude. The traditional hermit
would by choice travel to some out of the way place and live alone for
years. Why would they do this? To learn. Perhaps you live a very busy
life constantly on the go, constantly striving and trying to juggle
your responsibilities. Imagine then no noise, no hustle and bustle,
just peace, quiet and time for yourself. Imagine what you could learn
having taken the time to listen. Being alone isn't so bad: it depends
on your attitude to it.
The Tower indicates another example of something we don't want - a
crisis. Sometimes things happen and we know that we will never be the
same again. The Tower shows people falling from a tower. They think
that they can fly but they are going to discover that they can't. It's
about seeing the truth. Sometimes this is painful. It always means
that something significant has changed. We go on in life altered by
this event. In the future, though, we are stronger because we had this
moment of clarity: it focuses your mind, it shows you what can and
can't be achieved. The challenge of the Tower is to pick yourself up
and rebuild. Without the lightning strike of the Tower we'd never get
a chance to rebuild, bigger and better. Sometimes you have to tear it
down in order to start again.
The Wheel of Fortune finishes our triptych of cards. Sometimes really
bad people have very good luck. Really good people sometimes have very
bad luck. They're on the Wheel, as we all are. The Wheel turns and
life gets wonderful, we are incredibly lucky and we get everything we
want. It turns again and everything goes wrong, nothing seems to work
out the way we want it to. It turns once more and luck and joy flows
into our lives again. This is the truth of life. This is one of the
most important lessons in life: everything changes, nothing stays the
same.
If you are lonely, you won't be forever. Try to use this time to grow
and learn. If you are going through a crisis, it won't last. Try to
learn what you can and get through it. If you are happy with
everything going your way, don't become complacent. Try to cherish
this upward turn of the wheel.
The Wheel of Fortune will continue to turn and we can fight it or we
can work with it. Try to learn from everything that happens to you
because then you are growing in wisdom no matter what life throws at
you. Wisdom is the insulation from the harsher turns of the Wheel.
Wisdom gives us the ability to appreciate love. Wisdom enables us the
help others when the Wheel turns downwards for them.
'To everything - (turn, turn, turn) There is a season -( turn, turn,
turn) And a time for every purpose under heaven' (The Byrds)
The alternative is to not be on the Wheel at all.
'Life is full of misery, loneliness, and suffering - and it's all over
much too soon.' (Woody Allen)
I wish you the wisdom to see that every turn of the Wheel is in your
favour.