Monday, October 11, 2010

Tarot Meditation Card for the Day - Osho Zen Tarot - The Master

The Master is a card unique to the Osho Zen Tarot Deck because it is not a card of the Major or Minor Arcana, giving this deck 79 cards instead of only 78.



When you draw this card, you are reminded that your life is about your own mastership.  People can teach you, people can guide you, people can even tell you what to do (and you can give them all your power); but, ultimately, you are supposed to determine your own destiny and understand your own story.  In Zen Buddhism one tries to follow the Eightfold Path, which involves: the Right View, Right Intention, Right Speech, Right Action, Right Livelihood, Right Effort, Right Mindfulness, and Right Concentration.  In all situations in life there is the Right choice or solution, not too much and not too little.  Not perfect, but optimal ... the best at any given time.  Finding your Zen is about finding your Right Path in life and through life.

Drawing this card raises the question of "where am I?" in my life drama.  What does your mastership look like.  In my own story, at one time, I thought it involved teaching knowledge at the collegiate level.  Currently I am trying out a destiny as a full-time parent, which is a good fit, but only part of the story still unfolding.  I certainly feel in Mastership when working with the Tarot and helping others transform, which was really the basis for my pursuit of my degree and my desire to teach.  What is your Right Path and when you face decisions, do you make them with Right Mindfulness and Right Concentration?  Who is the person in the world you most admire, look up to, would trust to guide you ... well, then you should become that person  or use and leave behind that person because you are meant to be a Master in your own right.

This card is also a reminder, by being outside the standard number of cards, that the Tarot is a tool we use and not a tool that uses us.

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