Yet again on Friday, May 7th, a three block area in the heart of Times Square was evacuated due to the presence of a suspicious package. (The previous evacuation was for the SUV that was left by a suspected terrorist with explosive material in it.) This time, the package contained only water bottles.
The bottles were left in a cooler in front of the Marriott Marquis Hotel at 46th and Broadway. The bomb squad was brought in, and the cooler was determined not to pose a threat.
There has been a reported thirty per cent increase in reports of suspicious packages since the SUV was found, which police say is a normal after affect.
I drew three cards on how we can look at this issue from the perspective of the Tarot:
What do we know: Three of Pentacles
What don’t we know: Judgment
What do we need to know: Five of Swords
We know that terrorist attacks can happen, and we know that we have the skills as a community, as a nation, to deal with them. We need to remain confident, and we will achieve our goal of maintaining safety.
What we don’t know, or rather, what we need to remember, is that we are all part of humankind. The distorted perceptions that drive the terrorists can be found in any culture, in any part of the world. We need to see each other as human beings, and judge actions rather than appearance. We need to retain (and strengthen) the link between our conscious and unconscious selves.
What we need to know is that if we try to set the rules of the game, our victory will be short lived. Those that we defeat will lose self-confidence and respect for themselves, and feel overwhelmed by the world that they live in. It is not to our advantage to make people feel worthless.
How do you feel about these terrorist attacks? How do you feel about the increased security, and precautions being taken because of the threat of terrorists? How we react to these situations is going to show the direction for how they affect our lives.