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Step Eleven, posted Monday noontime.
This step explores the entire field of card meanings. Good, bad, tangential, activities, feelings, past-present-future meanings. As M.G. indicates, the card can take on various energy levels given the nature of the question and the type of meaning given to the card. We are asked to particularly explore the “range” of the card, “where” we are in that range, “where” we want to be in that range, “how” to move from one meaning to another within the range, and “how” to move freely within and learn from the whole spectrum of meanings within any given card.
It is only step eleven and already, as I read this from the book for the first time, I feel like I’m taking a “final” test of some sort. I wonder what the next steps will ask of us? Mary Greer, as is her nature, gives us lots of help to get us started – the first “basket of helpful goodies” is a list titled THE EXTREMES. This gives us a positive-negative, yin-yang list of words. We can use this list to help us look at our chosen card and to describe its range of meanings in various ways.
ACTIVITY 11-1: Name some of the possibilities for the 9-of-Pentacls, Page-of-Swords, Chariot. Mary suggests we use a benefit/liability meter as a visual aid. We can do that or use a 1-to-10 scale with “1” being a big liability and “10” being a huge benefit and all the other number being some greater or lesser degree.
ACTIVITY 11-2: This task is described in three parts which involve us using our arm as a “meter” and needle indicating the zone between benefit and liability. We are to “feel” where we are on the scale. Once we find a point that we can “feel” is right for us, we need to describe that place in the range we are and how the card relates to that point. We are asked some questions about this “place” and our card.
We have had over a week to work on previous steps. Introducing this step now is a prod for us to continue on our self-development course. Good luck. Dave.
This step explores the entire field of card meanings. Good, bad, tangential, activities, feelings, past-present-future meanings. As M.G. indicates, the card can take on various energy levels given the nature of the question and the type of meaning given to the card. We are asked to particularly explore the “range” of the card, “where” we are in that range, “where” we want to be in that range, “how” to move from one meaning to another within the range, and “how” to move freely within and learn from the whole spectrum of meanings within any given card.
It is only step eleven and already, as I read this from the book for the first time, I feel like I’m taking a “final” test of some sort. I wonder what the next steps will ask of us? Mary Greer, as is her nature, gives us lots of help to get us started – the first “basket of helpful goodies” is a list titled THE EXTREMES. This gives us a positive-negative, yin-yang list of words. We can use this list to help us look at our chosen card and to describe its range of meanings in various ways.
ACTIVITY 11-1: Name some of the possibilities for the 9-of-Pentacls, Page-of-Swords, Chariot. Mary suggests we use a benefit/liability meter as a visual aid. We can do that or use a 1-to-10 scale with “1” being a big liability and “10” being a huge benefit and all the other number being some greater or lesser degree.
ACTIVITY 11-2: This task is described in three parts which involve us using our arm as a “meter” and needle indicating the zone between benefit and liability. We are to “feel” where we are on the scale. Once we find a point that we can “feel” is right for us, we need to describe that place in the range we are and how the card relates to that point. We are asked some questions about this “place” and our card.
We have had over a week to work on previous steps. Introducing this step now is a prod for us to continue on our self-development course. Good luck. Dave.