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The first night of the meditation workshop we were passed a deck of Tarot cards and asked to choose a card. Prior to the choosing we were to think of an intention for the card and what we wanted to focus upon for the weekend. I chose the intention of love and acceptance.

When the deck reached me I shuffled and divided it into three stacks. I chose the top card from the right hand stack. It was the Seven of Pentacles. When I first looked at the card I was sad because I thought the man looked forlorn. I then realized he was tired and pausing from having worked his field. He was stopping and admiring the work he had accomplished. We were were instructed to speak in the first person as we interpreted the card. We broke up into small groups, so here is what I saw.

I am a farmer who has been working to sow the seeds of love and acceptance. I have grown a wonderful large healthy plant bursting with ripe fruit ready for the picking. One of the fruits has fallen to my feet, I only need to bend down and pick it up to enjoy its wonderful richness. I am fortunate to have a small stream next to my plant so that it doesn’t require a lot of tending and watering, it will flourish with minimal care. So, sometimes you need to work to have love and acceptance into your life and take action and sometimes you need to just relax and let love and acceptance come to you.

I didn’t think I was thinking much about the card, but I guess I have been because here I am at 4 a.m. looking online to see the official interpretation of the Tarot. I’m amazed because I was correct in my interpretation. I have never studied the Tarot. Kaye and Connie would read my cards back in the days of the Persimmon Express and Freret Jet. I never took them seriously, or learned the meaning of any particular card. Yet, somehow I KNEW this card.

Here is the official interpretation of the card from LearnTarot.com It is a card of assessing, reaping a reward, considering a direction change. I am shocked at how much it mirrors what I said. Wow, what a powerful card. I guess I am on the right road, taking the right path and receiving the rewards of much hard work. Meditation will be my new strategy at how to approach the situation.

Yippy-de-doo, Laurie is turning Two. It has been two years since I first started on my new spiritual path. I can’t believe all of the changes. I think new exciting and good things are coming to me. Thank you one and all who have helped me on this journey. You are the ripe fruit of love and acceptance that I have already found. You have shown me how to work my field. I could not do this without you. Thanks.