From the Buckland Romani Tarot, the Ace of Koros (Cups); from the Lakota Sweat Lodge Cards, "Tate:"
This lovely painting of a cauldron overflowing with water made me think of a backpacking trip I took years ago. We were on a part of the Appalachian Trail that was not marked well and ended up becoming lost deep in the forest. As it was summer and we were hot and tired, we camped for the night. By the time we later backtracked our way out the forest and down the mountain, we were extremely thirsty. The last mile of the hike, we talked about the kind of icy beverage we were going to buy once we got back to town. That thirst is similar to the human longing for someone to love us unconditionally, and the chance to love them the same way in return. As
Grey's Anatomy puts it, we all need someone to whom we can say, "You are my person."
Tate is the Spirit of Wind and represents change. Added to the Ace of Cups, it points out how relationships come and go. All I have to do to remember this is to look through my old, battered address book. Some of those listed have died, moved or just disappeared. But there are new entries that remind me of how, if my heart is open, someone else will be added. I'm the one who can take the lid on or off that cauldron.
"You are my person." How much is said in this simple phrase. When I was younger my social circle was much larger. I suppose my lid is not completely on the cauldron but I've become am more cautious with opening up to somebody else. Losing someone again is my main fear.
ReplyDeleteWhere there is loss, it is hard to take off that lid again. But this ebb and flow is a natural part of life, no matter how personal it seems. I have to keep telling my head and heart this!
Deleteever the pragmatic, my eyes shifted straight to my address book. Approximately 35 years old. I have a "new" one four books down I bought about 10 years ago, A and B are completed. I'd apparently just dig through the old one with it's cross outs and do overs, the fist full of papers inserted for 'when I get around to updating...'
ReplyDeleteYou just described my address book, with all its cross-outs, post-it notes, and random envelopes with return addresses on them. :D
DeleteUgh old address books. Another reminder of how I hang on to stuff I no longer have use for, rather like some old relationships that were unhealthy and destructive. That feels good now to have let go, considering there was a time I either couldn't nor did I want to let these people, places, and things go. I have decided that the winds of change are always good once I adjust my attitude or have an open mind and heart.
ReplyDeleteAdjusting your attitude to the winds of change sounds like a wise way to live. :)
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