Sometimes the imagery of a Tarot card will speak to an ongoing situation in a very literal way. When that occurs, the insights are very valuable because they are speaking directly to your situation and they deserve close attention.
Just as I checked to see today's #amtarot card, I had finally gotten through to the service station where my car was left to be fixed. I had called several times before the phone was answered and I was getting frustrated. The car was left the day before, it was a couple hours into the new business day, I still hadn't heard from them, and I was anxious to find out when I could have it back, repaired.
How appropriate that today's #amtarot card is The Hanged Man. For the past week I have been going back and forth with my service station over the repair of a faulty expansion valve for the air conditioning system in my car.
It's not that it is such a big deal to replace the part itself, it's just that to get to the part, the mechanic has to take apart the dash and he cannot do that without additional help.
My car has been in the shop on and off all week while my mechanic researched the problem, figured out a solution and made the appropriate arrangements, and I will have to take it back on Monday. Nonetheless, it saves me a trip to the dealer who would probably replace the entire system and charge exorbitantly for the privilege.
Having intermittent use of my car really does have me feeling hung up. It does happen from time to time that a card will operate on a very literal level as in this case.
The Hanged Man depicted in the card is a metaphor that describes and suggests accommodations I will make until this issue is resolved. The figure in the card is serene with a halo around his head like an angel or a saint. His hands are behind him--are they tied? We can't see. But in his position his hands are probably of little use.
So patience is suggested. And so is handling the situation with grace.
The service station staff are trying to help me. I have had cars serviced there for years and they are decent, reputable people. Showing appreciation for their efforts rather than impatience at my personal inconvenience is the way to go.
The Hanged Man is not wasting energy on things he cannot do. Just as it behooves me not to ruminate on my petty inconveniences. Instead I dwell on my feelings of appreciation that my particular mechanic is willing to go the extra mile to research the problem to help me (and save me hundreds of dollars).
So just as The Hanged Man sees the world in a different way when he hangs upside down from a tree than the rest of us, I'm moved to shift my perspective from annoyance at the delay and inconvenience to appreciation for the mechanic's efforts.
All in all, The Hanged Man resonates with me today.
Not that long ago I drew Hanged Man (I think it was in Near Future pos. of spread) & noticed that I was sitting with my leg bent under my other -- like Hanged Man image :) I thought that was hilarious...often feel Univ. plays with me like that ;)
On a more serious note... Did a potent reading for a woman sev yrs ago, saw her husband in a wheel chair via the Wheel of Fortune card, enjoying being out in the sun while sitting in it. She confirmed.
I think if we took more time to simply sit with the image, we might invariably see such things in the images. The cards, our world, brimming with messages for us :)
Dove
Posted by: Dove | July 09, 2009 at 06:00 PM
Dove, I love your stories. To me, the Tarot's symbols are designed to activate the right brain--the right brain is the mechanism the Universe uses to talk to use. You can say that consulting the Tarot is one way to ask for the wisdom of the Universe.
Posted by: Ellen Zucker | July 09, 2009 at 09:14 PM