Monday, December 5, 2005
"The Sacred and the Profane"
Those that play the game called Sacred Scarab, do any of them have an idea of what is sacred about this symbol? Or is it in their minds merely a 'good luck' symbol? A clerk in one of the shops noticed my lapis and gold scarab and complimented me on it:
Gold with Lapis Lazuli
If I had tried, she might not have understood. What gives an image its sacred qualities resides solely in the mind and heart of the person perceiving that image. If it is not there, if that image doesn't call up meanings and associations sacred to that viewer, it is just shapes and lines. "Luck" does belong to the realm which is out of our control. (Nicholas Rescher goes into depth on that in his "Luck: The Brilliant Randomness of Everyday Life") But I like to believe how I respond to this 'deck of cards' I have been dealt is under my control. I can choose to transform the fortunate or misfortunate into catalysts for my own growth. If I do that, I make my own 'luck'.
Kheperu ... "May it become!"
Tuesday, December 6, 2005
"While Waiting"
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