Emotional Fulfillment

 This week I'll be using the Animal Totem Tarot, created by Eugene Smith with a companion book by Leeza Robertson; the set was published by Llewellyn. I'll also be using the Blum/Gern Rune Cards created by Ralph Blum and illustrated by Gabrielle Gern with publishing by Connections. These were originally sold as the set The Rune Cards: Sacred Play for Self-discovery, but since I just have the cards, I'll be using Blum's The Book of Runes as a companion text. Today's draws are the Ten of Cups and Ansuz:

The sense of fulfillment is often hidden in acts of kindness.     

— Todd Stocker

          In the companion booklet, Robertson suggests that no one finds emotional fulfillment without first developing self-restraint, self-care, and respectful communication. These things come about not because life is perfect, but through challenges and adversities that demand growth. And compassionate support is vitally important, even when there is disagreement. As Robert Breault put it, "In the end there doesn’t have to be anyone who understands you. There just has to be someone who wants to." Ansuz indicates a message that brings sacred knowledge and understanding. It suggests that we look at every encounter - whether a stone, bird, or person - as a spiritual sage we can learn something from. However, be warned that some of these messengers might be in the form of a trickster rather than a jolly Santa. Sometimes what is frustrating can teach us the tools we need to find the fulfillment we seek.