Mercy Attached

This week I'll be using the Gaian Tarot, a deck and book set created and self-published by Joanna Powell Colbert. I'll also be using the Goddess Oracle, a deck and book set created by Amy Sophia Marashinsky and illustrated by Hrana Janto. Today's draws are Eight of Fire (Wands) and 'Maat:'

           Meteors fall at great speed through the earth's atmosphere, heated by friction until they glow. The chunks of rock and metal that survive the journey and fall to the ground are called meteorites. These are usually pebble to fist-sized, but a few have been the size of buildings. The Gaian companion book suggests, "Stay open to inspiration, and when it strikes, move quickly before it fades away." Creative ideas and solutions don't usually burn with enthusiasm for too long if no effort is applied. The Egyptian goddess Maat, known for truth and justice, uses her feather to weigh the heart. It may be easy to claim we are honest in word and deed, but she also asks, "Are your standards too rigid? Can you or anyone else ever hope to live up to them?" Justice may be as swift as the meteors, but it does not place an impossible burden on anyone.

I have always found that mercy bears richer fruits than strict justice.

~ Abraham Lincoln