The Enchiridion by Epictetus translated by William Abbot Oldfather (1928) 30-32
Bonus:
Summary: When the coin is in mid air you'll know what you want.
Commentary:
30: If a relationship isn't rewarding, do what you need to do and don't stress over it.
31. You don't know what the gods think is good or bad. We show what we worship by what we value.
32. When you go to divination, remember that you know what is right and wrong.
My battery is about to die, so short one today.
1. I fucking love the pillar scene.
2. The coin in mid air thing isn't exactly what 32 is saying. It's more, "don't go to get divination to try to get out of what you know you should do," but I think the idea of recognizing what we want when we ask a question is more applicable much of the time.
It reminds me of an article I read once about people figuring out the solution to a problem as they were writing out a post to ask other people about it. Sometimes you just need a slightly different perspective. This is how tarot cards work, in my opinion. The Magician or whatever doesn't magically jump out (though I always do read jumpers) but it's mostly just a way to get you to look at something from a slightly outside perspective.
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