Peace through Friendships

Romantic Notions Series
"Peace"
Hand watercolored design
copyright kgr 2003

Heart Chakra

Balance

From the Altar Egos Series:
"Positive Affirmations to Heal a Nation"
Copyright kgr 2004

Another Day

Today

I am going to take care of myself
I am going to drink good, strong coffee
I am going to feed myself

It is raining, so
The garden is watered

I am at Herland
I will take care of this beautiful space
And enjoy these last few days

I make my list
For this afternoon:

Go to the batting cages
To practice having fun

And all the way to the bank
I will be laughing

Then to New Leaf
Buy more good food
To feed my body

Afterwards to Logos
for more good books
To feed my head

Go by the stereo place
To fix my amplifier
Music feeds my soul

Call John the Mechanic
To fix my fuses
So I can signal
My intentions

Today's affirmation:
I have plenty of time
And every moment counts

I always take the time
To put myself first
And do what’s right for me

June 2004

Right Now

Hope

Rosa sat so that Martin could walk,
Martin walked so that Barak could run,
Barak ran so that our children can fly.

V: The Palinophant

Lynn Araujo from Us Games Systems, Inc recently contacted me to point out that someone has noticed an uncanny resemblance between Sarah Palin and a card from their Vanessa Tarot deck. She writes,

The coincidences are overwhelming- the hair, the glasses, the red suit, the religious fashion accessories all mirror Sarah's look. And of course the religious connotations of the Hierophant card itself are rather fitting too. This deck was published over 2 years ago and was created by a Filipino artist so it was certainly not intentional. We're really struck by how prophetic this all seems. We'll have to wait and see what's really 'in the cards'.

The Hierophant has many interpretations, from the False Priest to The Sage Prophet to Coyote, the Trickster. According to the Wikipedia, "The card stands for religion and orthodox theology, as well as representing traditional education, the “Man of high social standing”. These interpretations merely scratch the surface of the card, however. The Pope card also represents the Biblical story of God’s creation of man and woman. Likewise, he is frequently most associated with the Deceiver and Power over others."

On the other hand, according to the Aeclectic Tarot, we may well learn from this card:

The Fool tells the Hierophant his fears, and asks how he can be free of them.

"There are only two ways," says the Hierophant sagely, "Either give up that which you fear to lose so it no longer holds any power over you, or consider what you will still have if your fear comes to pass. After all," the Hierophant continues, "if you did lose all you'd built, you would still keep the experience and knowledge that you've gained up to this point, wouldn't you?"

I still believe in free will & free choice, and that the cards are reflective more than prophetic. If seeing Sarah reflected as the Palinophant helps some folks to wake up & vote for change, then I say blessed, blessed be.