Ace of Swords Tarot Cards: Sudden Bursts of Brilliance
Some people believe that we think, on average, 70,000 thoughts per day. Assuming that’s true, that’s a lot of thinking. In all those thoughts, there has got to be at least a few brilliant ones that float through you head, wouldn’t you think? The Ace of Swords within you is there to identify and capture these brilliant thoughts. It sees them as they float in the ether of all the others, all those like, “What should I eat for dinner tonight?” “Oh, that’s a cute puppy.” “That thumbtack looks a little rusty.” And “That car over there is blue.” You get the idea. So much of what goes through our minds is simple and mundane.
Mixed in with all that though, are the bursts of brilliance. Cutting through the simplistic thoughts are those that can change our lives and the world. These are the answers to the questions we have been struggling with. These are brilliant inspirations. These are the new ideas and the new visions that will shift the paradigm to create a new tomorrow.
Look around you right now. How much of what you see started off as somebody’s idea? Do you see a lamp? Somebody had the idea to invent the light bulb, and then over the years more people had ideas about how to improve it. Somebody had the idea to create the base of that lamp to give that light bulb a place to do its thing. Somebody had the idea to harness the power of electricity to make that light bulb turn on. Somebody had the idea about how buildings ought to be built with the wires that carry the electricity to that lamp.
Are you sitting down right now? Somebody in history had the idea to make chairs, to make couches, to make beanbags…. you get the idea. These people were all masters of their inner Ace of Swords. They sifted through the multitude of everyday thoughts to find the useful and brilliant ones to change the world.
Not every brilliant thought is there to change the world.They don’t all have to. Some are just there to make your own life better. Today, find those thoughts. Put them to work for you, and make your own world that much better. Sharpen your Ace of Swords. Make it a magnet for powerful thoughts. –– Jim Larsen