On Watchfulness and Holiness 03

Watchfulness is a way of embracing every virtue, every commandment.  It is the heart's stillness and, when free from mental images, it is the guarding of the intellect.

St Hesychios the Priest, On Watchfulness and Holiness, Vol. 1 pg. 161 & 162

 this needs more prayer. i can't think right now. brb...

Major Arcana: The Hermit (Labyrinth Tarot)

Luis Royo

the old man is smiling. sure in his routine/ Tradition/ duty to himself, he wanders the night with his lantern, watching over his terrain (mindscape??). keeping his rhythm alive, the hermit's bell (like the fool's little dog) will toll if he lets himself wander or become distracted along his Way.

how long has he been walking? how long did it take him to become comfortable in his path? what elements/ vices has he conquered to become so sure of himself?

i'm sure his bell rang constantly when he first began. mine rings so often... through prayer and stillness, i hope to become...