Chet artwork by Allison Carter
Comparing the Temperance card of yesterday with the Star today, there are several likenesses and differences. The figure in the Star kneels rather than stands, suggesting circumstances have forced her to her knees. However, closer to the earth is a good place for getting grounded. While both cards show a figure with one foot in water and another on land, the Star doesn't mix liquids but seems to siphon it up into one vessel and pour out on the ground from another. She is the conduit for this 'living water,' a source of strength, healing, and guidance to be used in the physical realm. Digging our own wells to spiritual waters is an individual task. Yet even when we have discovered our source, we often get busy and forget to quench our thirst until life gives us a wallop. The Hebrew letter Chet is associated with the number eight; like the start of a new week, it represents a new beginning. Its shape is similar to the chupah, a wedding canopy in Jewish marriages that represents a gateway. After getting walloped, it can be scary moving through such an arch into the unknown. While we don't need to shut the door on the past, there's no need to pack it into our suitcases as we move forward either.
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