Night Turns to Day

From the Tarot of Timeless Truth, the Four of Pentacles; from the Rune Cards, "Dagaz/Daeg:"

           When my mother first remarried, I went from being an only child to having four step-siblings. It wasn't so much that I hated sharing my games and toys (it was actually nice to have someone to play with), but I hated sharing my space. I had spent the first six years of my life having plenty of time alone, and I had gotten quite comfortable with it. At one point my two stepsisters and I had to share one room, and I remember us drawing imaginary lines dividing our area into three zones. No matter what I think I have, it's just an illusion of control. That step family is gone as a result of infidelity and a nasty divorce. The old farmhouse we lived in was bulldozed long ago. No sense in getting possessive of people and things; I might as well enjoy them with a spirit of generosity while they're around.

          Daeg/Dagaz literally means "day;" its verse of the Anglo-Saxon poem reads:

Day, the glorious light of the Creator, is sent by the Lord;

it is beloved of men, a source of hope and happiness to rich and poor,

and of service to all.

The fire on the hill has bones strewn among the flames. It may be a farm animal that died, or it could be the bones of a human. Yet Dagaz is about hope and change for the better. It is a reminder that losses are a natural cycle that will be followed by gains. My mother married a third time after I was grown. She got to find out what is was like to be truly loved by a husband, and I got to discover what it was like to be respected and cared for by a father-figure. Night turns to day.