Just Dance

From the Dark Goddess Tarot, the Three of Water (Cups); from the Tattwa Cards, Fire > Seed of Earth:

Not everything that makes sense works, and not everything that works makes sense.

― Rory Sutherland

          Mami Wata is an Igbo goddess of water and ardor. The core of her worship is dance. Most celebrations feature music and movement - dance is the body's way to express joy and lightness (even if it's a simple twirl). It's nearly impossible to harden your heart when your feet are moving and your body is swaying. The keyword assigned to Fire: Seed of Earth is 'alchemy,' the transmutation of one thing into another. Alchemists wanted to remove impurities in order to refine and improve things, whether that involved metals or humans. Sometimes finding our joy works the same way - combining things with a little energy, like music and dance or singing. It may not make logical sense, but who cares if it works?

To dance is to be out of yourself. Larger, more beautiful, more powerful… This is power, it is glory on earth and it is yours for the taking. ― Agnes De Mille