The Star has always represented hope and guidance to me, but in this image I see something else as well. The night sky reminds me of cycles (especially since we had a full moon last night); there is a rhythm here that can't be rushed. The bear woman represents the "medicine" of this animal - rest and healing. As much as I would like to quickly put all the puzzle pieces of my life together, I am beginning to realize there is a pace to life that requires patience. If I can hang on to hope, the healing and guidance will eventually come.
From the Bird Signs deck comes "Swallow:"
“We have all a better guide in ourselves, if we would attend to it, than any other person can be.”
~ Jane Austen, Mansfield Park
The message the creators attribute to this bird is, "Guidance gives you insight and direction in your life." Nautical men who took long journeys often had a tattoo of a swallow, a symbol of being guided safely home. I must remember that I too am on a journey, and unlike the airlines, there is no "Estimated Time of Arrival." My job is not to get to a certain place by a certain time, but to listen and "attend" with intention and patience.
I like the word guidance it has more meaning than intuition that some of us like to use. Guidance requires more sacred waiting. Hope you are well friend.
ReplyDeleteI don't discount intuition, but sometimes it is hard to tell if it is ego or a higher self doing the talking, so know what you mean. :) And yes, I am "weller" thank goodness, though I still have no clue what smacked me upside the head (other than the bathroom floor, lol).
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