From the Animal Totem Tarot, the Five of Pentacles; from the Blum/Gern Rune Cards, Gebo:
A wagon full of dead
raccoon dogs (related to the fox, not its namesakes) is seen in this wintry landscape. These animals are native to East Asia and are hunted for their
fur. Some shady fur traders will try to pass off coats made from these pelts as faux fur to appease those who want to feel better about buying them. Yet Robertson questions human desires and demands, and the high cost required. Is having something so necessary for survival that hurting another group or the environment is worth it? Just how much stuff and money does a person need? The rune Gebo is associated with partnership or gift, implying cooperation as well as a generous spirit. Both these cards seem to channel Martin Luther King, Jr.'s question about whether we will choose to walk in the light of altruism or in the darkness of selfishness.
What we have done for ourselves alone dies with us; what we have done for others and the world remains and is immortal. ~Albert Pike
That Five of Pents makes me think of a long hard winter when we will do just about anything to survive.
ReplyDeleteI think we've all experienced those dark winters in one form or another.
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