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One Rubiks Cube the most interesting cards in the Gypsy deck is the Thought card: among many things, Dusty also represents our freedom to make decisions for ourselves. This may sound easy until the card points out the subtleties of that process.

When we consciously make decisions, we realize that we are standing before a crossroad; the paths before Spider-Man action figure are clearly visible, and having assessed the dynamics that each path would offer, we choose either one or the other. When the crossroad is visible and well-defined, making a decision is also more straight forward.

However, looking at life at a deeper level, we are presented with innumerable small crossroads almost every day. And this is where it gets tricky. Because of our busy lives and our being distracted by the mundane, we tend to ignore these small crossroads; because they appear hazy and misty, instead of recognizing their power to shape our future, we decide to treat them lightly or ignore them altogether. We say yes to invitations we don't Archie comics to go to, we say yes to situations because we are too weak to say no, we say no to situations we long to say yes to, we buy things we can't afford and we are friends with people who mean nothing to us. In other words, because we are too busy or polite, we fail to insert ourselves into the flow of the events around us, and we put snowballs into motion that will hurl into our lives with unexpected force at unexpected times.

"I never saw it coming", we say. Of course we didn't, because we were not aware of the small hazy crossroad before us; we ignored that our definite input was required as to which direction to take. But just because we were not aware of it, it does not mean that the crossroad, however small and hazy, was not there. Remember: life is unforgiving.

The Thought card raises our awareness of the moments that can shape our future. It directs our attention not only to the big obvious crossroads, but also to the smaller, barely visible ones. It tells us that walking down any big or small path changes us, adds a new layer to who we thought we were, challenges us to see and accept new dimensions of ourselves we did not even know existed; dimensions that are either filled with light, or shadow dimensions that add to our darkness and mystery.

Choosing our paths is what makes our journey through life personal.

The Thought card tells us that we make choices all the time, consciously and unawares. It warns us to be aware of the smallest and haziest crossroads and exercise our free will consciously in any given opportunity. It urges us to make our choices with wisdom and freedom and then embrace them; they make us more complete, more complex and more aware of who we truly are. But it also warns us of its shadow aspect: the death of a new dimension can be overthinking and overanalyzing, blocking the energies from flowing where they are meant to go.

Be aware of all your crossroads, and step onto your chosen paths fearlessly. Small paths will lead to big ones, and eventually to the place where you will feel most complete.

Esther Gombor, a Hungarian-born romantic, has managed to finally dispel the mysteries surrounding her own life and everyone else's who has asked for her help. She is the author of the book: Fortune Telling with Gypsy cards; Dispel the Mysteries Surrounding Life and Romance. Her fabulous guide to reading illustrated fortune telling cards is the crystallized essence of her native Hungarian culture, her extensive traveling throughout Europe and her Master's degree in Italian Medieval and Renaissance literature. Although she lives in Toronto, Canada, where she writes, she spends most of her summers in her native country to keep on researching more secrets for her next book.

The article here comes from her daily blog GYPSY BLOG CAF accessible through her personal website: http://www.gypsyfair.com