Sunday, November 3, 2013

Tarot and Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs

The Knight of Pentacles
            In the present position, the Knight of Pentacles signals that you may be bored amidst all of your contentment.”
            How selfish of me to be bored when I have almost everything I could possibly want. What a luxury it is to have time to be bored. I do not have to fight to survive or worry about paying my bills. I do not have to worry about getting sick or having a roof over my head. I am finally at a place in my life where there is not real financial hardship and I have the audacity to be bored.

The Three of Wands
            “The best position for the Three of Wands is the Future. When the card is drawn for here it shows that hope will spring eternal concerning all of the matters in which you are currently invested.”
            There are so many things that I am currently invested in – buying a house, remodeling a house, learning to feel confident in myself as a writer, finishing another graduate degree while working full time, trying to date and meet new people. I am always hopeful. I never doubt that things work out in the end. I trust that things happen for a reason. Again, how do possibly have the right to ever feel sad when everything I have ever wanted has come true for me eventually.

The Empress
“Looking into the future position, The Empress card foretells good things when landing here. This is the fairy tale happy ending. When the future holds as much promise as The Empress represents, you can know that a symbol of hope is becoming more real with each passing day. The card here can be an indicator of becoming wealthy or of finding a person who loves and appreciates you as their definition of beauty.”

The Empress has everything she could ever need and is looking to the next adventure. Do I have everything I need? In Maslow’s hierarchy of needs most of my physiological needs are met (food, shelter, air, etc..). I have my safety needs met (job, home, family, friends.) As far as love and belonging needs, I am secure in my friendships and my family, but I am lacking intimacy.  According the hierarchy that should make it much harder for me to have self-esteem and self-confidence, which should therefore make it nearly impossible to lead a creative life.  According to Maslow, I am incapable of self-actualization.  To me, this seems like another excuse to be unhappy.  I think I will disagree with Maslow and agree with the Tarot.  I am the Empress. I will be happy in life and in love, whatever forms they happen to take.

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