I have been known to…uh, over communicate. Don’t call it lecturing, lest you wanna get decked. I prefer to call it “through.” I only try to be clear, accurate and complete. (Cough *Virgo-retentive* Cough) Sometimes, I forget to run it through the “Who really wants/needs/cares?” filter. Just because I run on details doesn’t mean rest of the world does. Just because I want to understand every nuance of every experience doesn’t mean that’s a universal preference. And just because I thought it (and maybe I’m even right about it, ‘cause I usually am) doesn’t mean somebody wants to hear it, for Goodness sakes. It’s not gifting to share my mildly compulsive tendencies with the world at large.

Today’s Tarot is the Eight of Clouds (Swords) from the Zodiac Tarot. Ruled by Jupiter in Gemini, the deck authors suggest this card means too much (Jupiter) information (Gemini).  Now,I get the idea. But being a Jupiter in Gemini native myself, I look on this scene with a dual perspective:  fondness over the hunt for truth and beauty of mental expansion, as well as acknowledging the overwhelming nature of endless seeking. Jupiter in Gemini has a tendency to overdo it.

Therein lies the trap. You lose your perspective. The traditional version of this card shows a sort of trapped woman. Her bindings are loose and the swords aren’t really confining her anyway. But for the time being, she’s accepting the situation. Remaining blindfolded, she has no perspective on her dilemma. The danger here is focusing exclusively on individual bits of information without taking into account the full horizon.

We keep coming back to what really matters versus what doesn’t. Whether I’m communicating or consuming information, there is a point of diminishing returns.  Becoming over-saturated in details turns into procrastination and paralysis, if allowed to run unfettered. Giving more than wanted encroaches upon others and alienates. And if I’m wrapped up in who said what to whom, it’s obsessing over transitory circumstance over assessing and acting upon what’s the main goal and highest good. I can lose my way quickly.

The Eight of Clouds tells me good enough is just that—good enough. He encourages me to be attuned to balance, requirements of the situation, while doing my best to respect others’ boundaries. Share with the folks who appreciate what you’re sharing. It’s wonderful to be able to process and appreciate the nuance. Just don’t lose your sense of the bigger picture in the process of examining the strokes. Keep your highest intention prominent to serve as your compass, and you never be far lost.

Do you see the forest for the trees? Got any Jupiter/Gemini stories?

Zodiac Tarot (English and Spanish Edition) by Lo Scarabeo

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