Social Lightning

Oh, bugger. This is never a card I enjoy to see. The fire in this version from the Tarot of the Reflections looks particularly ferocious. It's like a snap shot into our day, where some poor person will find himself thrown from a place of comfort.

Once again, the book adds light to definition. It says 'Every experience must rest on solid foundations if it is to last over time. Have strong inner foundations, demolish what is worn and eliminate the superfluous'. When I think of today, I remember we are going out this evening. What ever happens will be determined by the foundations which have been laid; these foundations might be built on glasses of wine, the unsteadiness of friendships between others, or problems with friends from the past (could the card be speaking of someone I would rather not run into? - I can think of one old friend who'd I'd rather would slip into my past and not pop up). Maybe, the card advises me to watch how much I drink, who I drink with, and where I drink to avoid the strike of social lightning depicted in this card. My boyfriend and I hardly argue, but we did have one big bust up over a year ago and didn't make it up until the next morning. In those days, we drank far more than we would now. The bottles of wine were the lightning striking in The Tower card. Underlying niggles were the foundations which were provoked. I can see how this card coming up today suggests that I look to clearing any problems before situation or the unexpected tries it's best to kick harmony from the burning windows of this tall building.

The Mac is now set up and I am using it right now. It really is lovely to use; like breezing over ice. There is no wheel on the mouse, but you glide your finger along it's spine to scroll as you would with a touch screen phone. The 21.5 inch screen is crystal clear and everything I look at just pings with colour and detail. My boyfriend set my printer up and resurrected my elderly iPod, so as I write, I am listening to the wonderful Rizzle Kicks. My boyfriend loves all of the gadgets, but it has been so long since I have had a computer that works that the real novelty of buying this Mac for me is that it switches on when I want it to and doesn't turn itself off when I don't want it to. Can you imagine having a computer that doesn't take twenty-four hours to turn on?

Illustration from The Tarot of Reflections by Francesco Ciampi