Seven of Wands

It's a Wands kind of week here at Arcanalogue. Like most people, my passion and ambition are responsible for all my most incredible accomplishments-- and my most tragic blunders. How can that be? It hardly seems fair that the harder we work at uncovering our true self and manifesting its will, the more obvious, insistant, and uncomfortable the world's limitations become. And yet where would we be if we didn't take those risks?

Knowing all the perils doesn't make us immune to them, but The Book of Accidents: Designed for Young Children did its damnedest to instill the tots of 1831 with the proper respect for fire, horses, knives, and kitchen laborers. Surely this book entertained, terrified, and (in some small way) educated many children, but ultimately it is the nature of a child to throw stones, jump out windows, tease large animals, and climb trees no matter how dangerous those activities can be. There is a certain bravery required to go out into the world and explore even though we know how defenseless we are in it, and a certain foolishness. The Seven of Wands may warn of burned fingers on one level, but on another it signifies the boldness that was required to reach into the fire in the first place. It's up to us to make sure that whatever we're reaching for is worth the risk. [Via]