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Tarot: Gigi Miner's Ethyrial Tarot
Disapointment
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Sometimes in life, no matter how hard we try, we are met with disappointments. The holiday season tends to exacerbate such moments. Circumstances change and bring with them trials and tribulations. They are usually dealt with in one way or another. What happens, however, when your disappointment stems from people in your life? These moments are not so easily overcome. Perhaps it is because situations seem beyond our control and we resign ourselves to it. People, however, bring an entirely different energy with them. Suddenly, we wonder if we are the reason that they turned so suddenly. Our self-image becomes linked to how others see us and how we perceive their view of us. These are not always the same thing.
Consider your childhood. How did you come to think of yourself? Most likely, it was by what your parents or guardians told you. If you were lucky, you may have been told that you were bright and beautiful. If you were less lucky, you may have been told that you were worthless and unwanted. These are two, vastly different views that can have a major impact on the individual and how they view life in adulthood. For the bright and beautiful child, when people throw curses at them, there is a good chance that they will not take it to heart so easily. For the worthless and unwanted child, small revilements might cast a major darkness on his or her soul. One of the hardest things to do, as an adult, is to find out who we are without allowing our childhood programming to influence the truth.
Ethyrial Tarot Copyright © 2005 Gigi Miner
Used with Permission
Our card this month is the Five of Cups from the Ethyrial Tarot ©. We see cups strewn across a grassy area. Most are fallen over, but two remain standing. From the side there is evidence of suicide. A scrap of paper lies next to the hand, thus furthering our suspicion of what instigated this drama. Cups very often speak of emotions. Our fallen cups can easily make us think of our emotional upsets and difficulties. In this card, the intensity of emotional pain is taken to its most acute conclusion. From this place, there is no way out; no turning back. How many times have we heard of someone taking their lives, only to find out that had they held on just a little bit longer that life might have changed for the better? There is a light that shows in the distance. This gives the image of potential that has been abandoned. Also note that there are two cups yet standing. All too often, when life hits us so hard, we are so focused on the spilled cups that we fail to notice that we still have good things for which to be thankful.
We talked about how people can usher in some of the most traumatizing of disappointments. It is not unusual to hear about suicides in regard to failed relationships. There is something very vulnerable about giving one’s heart and not having it reciprocated. It is natural to want to bond with another human being. It is human nature. When we invest so much of ourselves in another person, it is like ripping out our physical heart when things go awry. Our Five of Cups shows us just how devastating these moments can be for us.
As is the way with Tarot, we cannot simply look at the darkness, for everything is a matter of balance. There is a light shining in the distance of this card. It has been my experience that no matter how dark the darkness falls, there is always a dawn if we only wait just a little longer. For someone who is in the midst of that blackness, these words may seem hollow. Yet, to give up too soon might deprive you of the life for which you have been searching.
I once knew someone whose only desire in life was to love and to be loved. Nothing else seemed to matter and they pursued this goal with, sometimes, reckless abandon. Choices were made that brought only more trauma. Their experiences continually led to less and less faith in the hope of true love. Many times this person dreamed of ending it all. They dreamed of ending the pain and the suffering and just giving up. Still, something inside kept them from following through with this dark desire. In some cases, it was simply a curiosity of whether anyone might even miss them. At other times, it was responsibility to others who needed them. Whatever the reasons, this person moved forward, step-by-step, in spite of the agonizing weight that wanted to pull them down. Over and over, this person tried to see their true love in the eyes of strangers. Over and over, they gave their heart fully only to have it thrashed and mutilated. Is it any wonder that at one point they gave up; not on life itself, but on ever finding love? Existence was just that. There was no happiness, only duty and drudging on day after day. Now, at this point, we might think that years of this life would suck the spirit out of anyone. In fact, it did. Who would blame someone for wanting to stop the pain? In spite of any religious inclinations against suicide, it is an individual choice. In some cultures, it is an honorable act. So put away the judgment for a moment and simply understand the desperation that comes with such emotional agony.
Eventually, our person lived a numb existence. Then, one day as if out of nowhere, a spark hit. For so long they had believed that never again could they feel anything, let alone this attraction. Still, after so many years of disappointment, is it any wonder why they would not believe? With time, trust returned. With time, love revealed itself. Now, this same person is in what many would call a “perfect relationship”. They found their soul mate. They found the love for which they had so long been searching. Why? Because they did not give up. Our Five of Cups tells us that no matter how dark our live becomes, there will always be something light within it. However, it is up to us to seek this out in our own times of shadow. If we refuse to find our blessings, we will have only pain. I am not saying that there are not times that bring us to the very abyss of hopelessness. Life is full of such moments. Sometimes it is nearly impossible to find the light in that un-illuminated place. I cannot tell you that you can make everything all better just by looking for something good. There are times when no matter how hard you try, you just cannot find it. What I do say is to hang on just a little bit longer. Ride out the pain just a little while more. Some amazing things can happen if we just do not give up.
People will always disappoint us. It is the nature of the beast. Our reactions are easily colored by our upbringing. There comes a point in most people’s lives when they are faced with the choice to stand or to fall. You may be in such a place as you read this. Just because someone told you in your past that you are not worthy, whether in those words or not, does not mean that they were correct. Ultimately, our worthiness is established by us…no one else. If you live a life akin to your own principles, then you will not be disappointed in yourself. This is the most important person in your life, you. You have to be able to look in the mirror and see someone whom you can respect. If you do not see that person, change. Decide what it is that you admire about what you might consider a hero. Then, begin to practice those qualities. Any change takes time, so be gentle and forgiving with yourself. Just the decision to aspire to higher things is admirable. It takes practice to live this life. If you fall, do not let the voices of the past hold you down, but get back up and try again.
Our Five of Cups is asking you to remember that there are still two cups left standing. With time, you might even return the fallen cups to an upright position. Our Five of Cups is calling for us to turn disappointment into perseverance. Do not let others control your life to this degree. You are the only one of whom you can be sure. If you become that which you admire, you will begin to attract similar souls. In this process, you may initially feel like the whole world is turning against you. However, this is simply a winnowing process. When people used to harvest grain, they would place it in a large, shallow basket. Then they would toss it into the air. The lighter chafe would blow away in the wind, while the nutritious grain would return to the winnowing basket. Our lives might be in this place, where the chafe is blowing away. To us, this appears as if everyone is disappointing us. Consider that when this time is done, you will have within your life only those who are good for you, only those who are equally worthy of your love and respect. Thinking about our lives in this way, the winnowing process becomes something for which we hope. Imagine wanting the disappointments to come, simply so that you can know and can be assured that those that remain in your life are not going to hurt you or turn on you.
Next time you have a Five of Cups moment, think about this. Remember that it is all to help us find safer ground. Disappointment will suddenly become our protector, helping us to move beyond those who are no good for us. One saying from my youth comes to mind, and I share it with you now, to remind you of our Five of Cups: Hang in There!
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Gigi Miner,
Tarot Consultant,
Author & Teacher
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Gigi Miner is a minister, ordained by the Universal Life Church, and has a Doctorate of Motivation from the same.
“One of the greatest benefits of Tarot is being able to take control of your life rather then be a victim of it,” is the motto of this professional Tarot consultant, author, and teacher, from upstate New York.
Moonlighting as an adult education instructor, Gigi brings that experience into her Tarot and writing work, helping clients and readers to find their own inner wisdom. Gigi has taught classes on tarot in regular and e-formats.
Believing that "laughter is the best medicine,” there is often a lighter tone to her teachings. When conducting an adult-education class, one of the main questions she asks is, "Are you having fun?” If the answer is "yes" then she knows that her students are learning more then if she were teaching in a more traditional mode.
Gigi has written articles for various newsletters, including Tarot Celebrations, World Tarot Network, and Gateway to Tarot. She has released a book entitled, “Light-of-Day Tarot & Dream Work,” which is available at www.lulu.com/ladyfogg.
Her Novel, “Card Shark” is now available at all online bookstores or by visiting:
www.lulu.com/ladyfogg.
Her next release, "The Fallen" is due out later this year."
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