Tribes and Clans

From the Druidcraft Tarot, the Ten of Cups; from the Druid Animal Tarot, the 'Adder:'

          People engaged in healthy, close relationships change each other. We smooth the rough, jagged edges from each other's personalities, wrap those that fear or grieve in quilts of comfort, and patiently cool fiery tempers. We gently push each other to be a better person and tell the truth when the other can't be objective. It takes a lot of work, but in return, we find the promise of emotional fulfillment. The Adders reinforce this idea with the keyword of transformation (from the way they shed their skins). Yet there is caution with this card - change can be in the direction of good or bad. Family and friends can have a healing or corrosive influence, depending on the motives behind the relationship. Look for those whose actions turn on the hub of kindness and love; these are the relationships worth nurturing and sustaining.