When I read Elsa’s forecast for today, I heard Veruca Salt in my head. I’m  certainly not a Veruca Salt archetype or anything, but I can relate some days… Mercury butts heads with my Saturn, so my brain runs on an ongoing push-pull model. Too-much/not-enough about everything out of my mouth and some days, I just want to skip to the chase. I’m mostly used to it and compensate. But it requires energy to manage and and occasionally, the containment field cracks.

Today’s Tarot is "Ripeness" inverted from Osho Zen, aka the Nine of Pentacles. Astrologically, this card is associated with Venus in Virgo, suggesting beautiful (Venus) mind (Virgo). The traditional rendition often appears when someone is look at education, study, or some form of mastery that often leads to financial (Venus) progress.  Inverted, I’m thinking learning curve. This version specifically smells of lacking patience.

For a while, people used to blame the internet because "today’s youth" (spoken in dismissive baritone) has no attention span. I always wondered if the people saying that had ever met any kids. Seriously. If it’s something a kid cares about, they are up to their necks in attention span. Tell me a kid that just played Final Fantasy X-Whatever for 16 hours straight has no attention span, and I’m gonna laugh at you. If kids or anybody else isn’t patient, it’s because they have the option.

What your expectations are–of yourself, of others, of timelines and payoffs and costs and benefits—is all yours to set. There’s no way it could possibly be anything other than your responsibility. So if your pursuits consistently aren’t getting ripe, maybe you’re trying to hop-skip over a chunk of the learning curve. Try the long way.

There are plenty of times I have to remind myself some things just take awhile, you know? If I’m not sure, can I set it back until it’s clearer? Time and learning curves are part of life. You can take a Venus in Virgo approach and appreciate the beauty of the natural order. If you bail before you’ve had the opportunity to integrate, you’ll miss the best part of the experience–the experience.

Are you patient? Got astrology to back it?

Osho Zen Tarot by Osho

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