The card of Abundance paints a vivid image of Zorba the Buddha: a whole, balanced being who can dance and drink and sing with abandon while also carrying the wisdom of a sage. It represents the union of opposites — masculine and feminine, body and spirit, action and reflection. A reminder that life isn’t about choosing one side, but about embracing the full spectrum of being human.
Drawn Today
This Dionysian character is the very picture of a whole man, a ‘Zorba the Buddha’ who can drink wine, dance on the beach and sing in the rain, and at the same time enjoy the depths of understanding and wisdom that belong to the sage. In one hand he holds a lotus, showing that he respects and contains within himself the grace of the feminine. His exposed chest (an open heart) and relaxed belly show that he is at home with his masculinity as well, utterly self-contained. the four elements of art, fire, water and sky all conjunct at the King of Rainbows who sits atop the book of the wisdom of life.
If you are a woman, the King of Rainbows brings the support of your own male energies into your life, a union with the soulmate within. For a man, this card represents a time of breaking through the conventional male stereotypes and allowing the fullness of the whole human being to shine forth.
My Reflection
What struck me today is how much I’ve been leaning into one side of myself: the worker, the planner, the one adjusting to a new nightshift schedule and researching apartments. Meanwhile, other parts of me — the learner, the homemaker, the one who thrives in a clean and organized space — have been neglected. This card feels like a nudge to embrace the opposite, to bring balance back into the picture.
Abundance isn’t about adding more to my plate, but about weaving together all the parts of myself. It’s about being whole.
Osho Reminds Us
Only a whole person is a holy person… I want Zorba and Buddha to meet together. Zorba alone is hollow. His dance has not an eternal significance. Unless you have inexhaustible sources, available to you from the cosmos itself… unless you become existential, you cannot become whole. This is my contribution to humanity: the whole person.
Diana’s Wisdom in Zen
Diana reminds me daily that abundance can be simple. She never doubts her place in the world. She finds joy in curling up close, in a sunbeam, in the tiniest play. Her life is not divided into “work” and “rest” — it’s one seamless whole. Watching her, I see that I don’t need to separate myself into rigid parts either.
Final Thought
Abundance is wholeness — not waiting for “someday” to feel complete, but bringing together the opposites that already live inside me. To finish this week’s journey of Wisdom in the Now with this card feels fitting. The lesson is clear: my path forward is not about choosing one side, but about uniting them.