Parting the Mists

Boredom is often linked to depression, though there are certainly types of boredom that do not fit this. And while it’s good and healthy to give yourself time to rest, it’s not good to become apathetic and listless. Some people won’t do anything if everything isn’t just “perfect” – the perfect weather, time of day, with plenty of spending money, etc. These are limiting beliefs to keep you trapped in an unhealthy pattern. Look at your situation right now (or perhaps that of someone close to you) and consider if you need to try a new activity or meet up with an old friend to shake yourself out of it.

Blessings,

Thistle

Four of Vessels – Boredom

Meaning: Lethargy or laziness, locking an individual in a cycle of wasted energy, while all around is the source of inspiration waiting there for the taking. The sickness of the soul.

Reading Points: The Universe responds favorably to a decisive, forward momentum, while boredom leaves a person in a state of inaction. There are many reasons for feeling disenchanted or trapped in life. The causes of the malaise and the feeling of being weathered by routine or beaten down by conflict are common, but in the end it is from ourselves that the first sparks of momentum must emanate.

Emotionally frozen or disconnected people become “black holes” of despair, into which all light and positive energy fall, and fail to return. However, the keys required to allow energy to flow and enlighten the individual again are almost always present,  even though they may remain unseen. But if you ask a question of the Universe, the Universe will answer. It has no choice. Nature abhors a vacuum and it will throw so many opportunities into your path that your head will spin. All you have to do is recognize and acknowledge the proffered doorways, and step through them. Challenge should not be feared; opportunity should be grasped and utilized to its natural limit.

Description: A female figure sits at the mouth of a cave in a typical pose of boredom, staring at nothing. Beside the cave entrance are two vessels, from which spout a vine-like plant that curls up over the rock to form a tangled arch. Caught in the thicket are two more vessels from which streams of water issue.

The Wildwood Tarot by authors Mark Ryan and John Matthews and artists Will Worthington