The World Tarot Card: What to do when you have done it all
Some people live long enough- and they might not even be that old- to have nothing more they need to do. Whatever karma they were working on is taken care of, whatever their Personal Enlightenment they were working towards has been reached, and there is really nothing left for them that is crucial or vital. They reach this point, but there is still years stretched out ahead of them to get through. What then? Then they can do just about anything they feel like. Create whatever legacy they can. On the Fool’s Path, they have reached The World.
Having reached The World, they may not experience the excitement of discovery that they once did. When they could sense the presence of their spirit guides nudging them in the right direction, and when they could hear voices whispering or maybe even shouting to them about to them about their life direction, and when they were acutely aware of the many synchronicities that have served as guideposts pointing them in the direction they need to be headed in, then life was exciting because they knew their life was going somewhere, and arriving there would be exciting.
But once they accomplish what it is that they incarnated to achieve and they no longer receive the voices, synchronicities, and nudges, they may get bored with life. Things might not be so exciting anymore. They may feel like that’s that. That’s everything. What else is there? They may feel like where once everything had a purpose and meaning and was leading them somewhere, now they have done it. They are just living and just existing. It’s not that life has lost its meaning, it is more that it lost its excitement. This is it. They’ve reached the end of the road and now there’s nothing left to do but sit there. You can call this Post-Enlightenment Blues. It is time to make their own fun and their own excitement, but without the sense of a deeper, more spiritual significance purpose attached to it, it may not be as fulfilling as the journey that got them to the end of the road in the first place. It may feel that way, anyway.
The reality is though, even if it feels like there is nothing left to achieve, there is always more. To reach the World means to arrive at new plateaus and new vistas. It is as if they have graduated, and once graduated, they are meant for new and different life missions. It means to take the wisdom and knowledge that they have amassed on their journey and apply it to the growth of others and the continued growth of others. Those that are still on their journey towards the World, it is up to the Fool that has reached the world to be a beacon for them to follow. Be a voice. Be a synchronicity. Be a Hierophant and teach them how to hear and how to see what is on their path that is meant to he;p them on their way.
When a Fool is experiencing this Post Enlightenment Blues, they need to simply stop and take a deep breath. They need to remember what they have learned about life on their journey to the World and apply the lessons they have learned. They need to think about what would have helped them understand the path and the things were finding on it and what it all meant, and ponder what they would have liked somebody to have told them that would have helped them along. Once they have pondered that, share it with others that they see is on a similar or on the same path as they were on.
Nothing is ever over for a Fool. There will always be that next thing to learn and that next thing to share with others. It’s just the initial excitement that can wear off sometimes. When the voices stop whispering to you, just remember, it’s because you got the message. Those voices where there to nudge you on your journey and keep you on the right track. Once that mission has been accomplished, they fade back and let you enjoy the journey on your own merits. They woke you up, and now you are awake.
Waking up is always an exciting and life changing experience. Once awakened, you will not fall back to sleep. Once awakened, everything takes on a deeper and more profound meaning. Coincidences become synchronicities, and voices mean you are being nudged along your path towards your Personal Enlightenment. Once you reach the World, why wouldn’t you want to share this experience with others? Tell others of your journey that they may appreciate their’s all the more. —Jim Larsen
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