Comparative Tarot

The 8 of wands shows a gnome dressed in green pitching forward off his unicycle. His hands come forward, his hat flies off his head, and he wears a very surprised expression though we can't see what stopped his cycle from rolling.

Keyword on the card: Accident.

From the LWB: Accidents happen. This is common.

I guess this is the part of the cycle where we find out that Fate has a hand in things. In the 7 of wands, the gnome was caught sneaking in by his wife. What happened was his own fault. Now we come to the 8, where what happens *isn't* necessarily our fault. We've planned, looked, researched, and laid down all the foundations we can; now we trust to Fate or Fortune, and sometimes we come up short.

This feels timely, the "accident", considering how much rain the Los Angeles area has had over the past week, week and a half, and the accidents it causes. We're not used to dealing with weather...

kerry