Starting Point

From the Gaian Tarot, the Seven of Earth (Pentacles); from the Goddess Oracle, Tara:

          In an area once heavily logged, a woman participates in a habitat restoration project by planting red cedar saplings. In the past few years, there have also been efforts to remove invasive, nonnative plants and replace them with native ones to keep the ecosystem healthy. It will take patience and persistence to heal and rejuvenate what has been harmed and overrun. Tara is known as "the mother of liberation" in Tibet  - she encourages freedom from self-absorption, replacing it with kindness for all. But it is interesting that in most depictions that show her sitting, she has one foot held close to her body (representing centeredness and balance) and one stretched outward (as a symbol of compassionate action). Regardless of whether we're trying to help the environment or the people around us, finding a center of calm and grounding ourselves would be a wise, beginning action.