Minor Arcana
7 of Rainbows
Patience
Osho's Words
We have forgotten how to wait; it is almost an abandoned space. And it is our greatest treasure to be able to wait for the right moment. The whole existence waits for the right moment. Even trees know it - when it is time to bring the flowers and when it is time let go of all the leaves and stand naked against the sky. The are still beautiful in that nakedness waiting for the new foliage with a great trust that the old has gone, and the new will soon be coming, and the new leaves will start growing. We have forgotten to wait, we want everything in a hurry. It is a great loss to humanity.
In silence and waiting something inside you goes on growing - your authentic being. And one day it jumps and becomes a flame, and your whole personality is shattered; you are a new man. And this new man knows what ceremony is, this new man knows life's eternal juices.
Commentary-Reading
There are times when the only thing to do is to wait. The seen has been planted, the child is growing in the womb, the oyster is coating the grain of sand and making it into a pearl.
This card reminds us that now is a time when all that is required is to be simply alert, patient, waiting. The woman pictured here is in just such an attitude. Contented, with no trace of anxiety, she is simply waiting. Through all the phases of the moon passing overhead she remain patient, so in tune with the rhythms of the moon that she has almost become on with it. She knows it is a time to be passive, letting nature take its course. But she is neither sleepy or indifferent; she knows it is time to be ready for something momentous. It is a time full of mystery, like the hours just before the dawn. It is a time when the only thing to do is to wait.
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Commentary and Osho's Words are from the book
Osho Zen Tarot
The Transcendental Game of Zen
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