All eyes are currently on the Gulf oil spill. BP has stated that they feel that they should be able to have a solution in place by the 27th of July. I drew three cards to see what we need to know about this solution. The cards drawn, and position definitions, were:
Past: The Emperor
Present: Nine of Swords
Future: Ace of Swords
The Emperor represents, IMHO, two people: US President Obama, and BP CEO Tony Hayward. Both gentlemen have strong positions to defend, and strong organizations to keep on an even keel. Both men are authoritarian figures, strong rulers, and are able to implement the decisions that they make. Both men are responsible for the people that work under them/elected them.
The Nine of Swords describes the chaos (albeit organized chaos) that the Gulf oil spill has generated. (I truly think this should have a bigger name – a “spill” is a glass of milk all over the floor – this much oil over this amount of physical area is way beyond that!) Everyone is worried – about the oil still spewing out, the damage done to the creatures of the ocean and the assorted bird populations, to the wetland areas, to the fishermen who are losing/have lost their livelihood, and to the associated businesses that may well not make it through this. Removing the oil from the ocean is not going to magically return the ocean and its inhabitants to good health. Much fear and anxiety here.
Aces are cards of opportunity. This in itself is a good sign. Aces are intellect and clear vision. They are also cards of communication. President Obama has made it clear t hat BP needs to have more than one backup plan in case the current plan does not work. BP seems to be reaching out and communicating with all individuals and agencies that can give them some help with this situation. We have to remember that this is relatively uncharted territory (underwater oil drilling), BP may have made some poor management decisions, but we all need to step up to manifest a solution. This Ace looks good, and I believe that the current solution that is being worked out will have good effect.