What Matters Most

From the Animal Totem Tarot, the Two of Wands; from the Blum/Gern Rune Cards, Sowilo/Sowelu:

          Gliding gracefully through the water, a stingray searches for a bottom-dwelling meal. Stingrays have a network of tiny sensory organs called ampullae of Lorenzini surrounding their mouths that detect the bioelectric fields created by other animals in the water. Once located, they use their hard teeth to clamp down on shells and chew through them to get to the food inside. The Two of Wands reminds us that we too usually have a sense of whether to stick with what we're doing or try something new. When it alerts us, we should act. However, Sowilo/Sowelu refers to the Sun and indicates wholeness. Perhaps before pursuing something new, we should make sure our relationships, health, and other areas of our life are not suffering and in need of attention.

Things which matter most must never be at the mercy of things which matter least.

― Johann Wolfgang von Goethe