God as a Cow

From the Lukumi Tarot, the Ace of Coins; from the Diloggun Oracle, Irete (sixteen mouths):

Some people want to see God with their eyes as they see a cow, and to love him as they love their cow – for the milk and cheese and profit it brings them. This is how it is with people who love God for the sake of outward wealth or inward comfort. – Meister Eckhart

          Most Ace of Coins cards give an impression of health and financial opportunities, but this particular card gives the impression of a dragon's hoard. Which leads to the question, how much is enough? E.F. Schumacher suggested that materialism is an attitude that doesn't fit in this world because the pursuit of wealth is limitless but the environment in which it is place is indeed limited. Irete's ethic and proverb read:

Ifa: Guard against selfishness; those who are selfish will come to bear their burdens alone.

Proverb: Enjoy breakfast all alone, share lunch with your best friend and give dinner to your enemy.

The wisdom of the Diloggun makes an important point: Those who constantly crave for more always feel poor, but those who have enough to share will always feel rich.