Shake, Rattle and Roll

     This week I'll be using the Gaian Tarot deck and book set, created by Joanna Powell Colbert.  Today's card is the Five of Fire (Wands):

A fire breather spews kerosene into the air and ignites the mist with a flame, creating smoke and a towering blaze.  Such a performer must be extremely careful not to ingest or inhale the fuel source or burn himself or anything (or anyone) in the surrounding area.  Creative expression can be useful or beautiful, but it can also pack a punch.  There's nothing wrong with making a statement, especially when bringing attention to a need or an injustice, but sometimes the expression can be just as damaging and destructive as what it is pointing out.  Yes it shocks, but does it ultimately do some good?  Does it bring eventual healing and harmony?  Or does it just make a nice billboard for my opinions and ego?

     The other deck I'll be using this week is the Goddess Oracle, created by Amy Sophia Marashinsky and Hrana Janto.  The draw for today seems to parallel the Five of Fire above - "Pele: Awakening"

Pele was the volcanic goddess of the Hawaiian people.  Pele's lesson is to be creative rather than reactive.  Marashinsky writes, "Now is the time to see things as they really are, to initiate change so things can be as you want them to be.  Now is the time to wake up to your potential and power, to move and shake."  Maybe I should keep a fire extinguisher handy just in case things get a little out of control...