Plenty to Ponder

Intrinsically rewarding teachings could enlarge our fields and walks in life if treated sensibly. [More]

It is a mistake to confuse a symbol system with reality.

To the shallow, all may look shallow.

Many seek to align astrological signs to the twenty-two trump pictures of the Tarot - to twenty-two cards of a medieval card system. They were playing cards originally. Old knowledge that is brought into system or play, can function well at times.

Man is made for living and thriving on the surface, and should learn to compete much from that.

Solid strength and proficiency could be what it takes to master and ride an unruly horse - strength and proficiency can make a difference.

The two Aztec calendars are differently aligned to the Julian calendar that we use in the West today. Then comes the question: Are both wrong, one wrong, or both correct, even if they differ from each other? Also, the cycle of twenty days of the Mayan calendar, the tzolk'in, does not have a generally recognized start and end, although there are specific references in the books of Chilam Balam to 1 (Crocodile) as the beginning day.

A mixed bag of courage and deceit, the power to overthrow enemies and yet harbour feelings of guilt and penance goes a long way toward a mess.