I recently came across a video of people in Sweden lining up to watch cows go outside for the first time since winter.
It’s called the “kosläpp” (cow release).
It seems an apt image for today’s theme of making haste slowly.
The Cultivate Gently hexagram 9 in the I Ching is what I received when asking for wisdom to share about today’s New Moon in Taurus.
For now, only small gains can be made. Which is how the fixed earth sign of Taurus likes it anyway, with its resistance to change.
Success in minor goals: you are a shepherd keeping your sheep calm with the calmness of your mind. Let the flock find their own shrubs and grass. The shepherd’s only role is to see that they are safe. —Benebell Wen, I Ching: The Book of Changes, p. 434).
While we are in the stage of making small gains, a good next step for us to contribute to the collective in a healthier way is to determine what is really your task and what is the task of others. Just like the shepherd’s task is to see to the safety of the sheep and the sheeps’ task is to feed themselves.
I’m reading the book The Courage to be Disliked, which is based on Alderian psychology. It emphasizes how interpersonal relationships are dramatically changed simply by not intruding on others’ tasks or having your own tasks intruded on.
How do you tell whose task it is? Decide who will ultimately receive the result of the choice that is made.
It is like the 2 of Swords image in tarot.
Figuratively put on a blindfold to close out distractions and go within.
There are choppy waters behind you, indicating people’s feelings might get ruffled by your decision. This can be difficult for those of us with a strong extraverted feeling function or lots of Libra energy.
The swords are heavy and are covering up the person’s chest, which in this case can be a way of protecting your own energy as you determine which tasks are no longer yours.
If you are leading a life of worry and suffering—which stems from interpersonal relationships—learn the boundary of “From here on, that is not my task.” And discard other people’s tasks. That is the first step toward lightening the load and making life simpler (p. 128).
Thus unencumbered, we can all make haste slowly—together.
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