Mature Love

This week I'll be using the Dark Goddess Tarot, created by Ellen Lorenzi-Prince and published by Arnell's Art (now available from  Schiffer Publishing). The oracle I'll be using is the Tattwa Cards, based on the teachings of John Mumford. Today's draws are the Lovers and Air > Seed of Ether:

Immature love says: 'I love you because I need you.'

Mature love says 'I need you because I love you.'

―Erich Fromm

          Freya, Norse goddess of love and beauty (as well as chief of the Valkyries), had an abiding love for her husband. When Odr mysteriously disappeared, she searched all over the world for him. At the end of the world and the end of time, she finally finds that he has been transformed into a sea monster. Even this does not change how she feels about her beloved. The companion book suggests that when we meet a challenging situation, we choose a spiritual response - giving more love and creating more beauty. In the words of Martin Luther King, Jr., "We must discover the power of love, the power, the redemptive power of love. And when we discover that we will be able to make of this old world a new world." King's statement reflects the keyword for Air: Seed of Ether - transformation. In order to do this, we need to drop the distractions of what is irrelevant and choose to see beyond our labels and opinions. We then can begin with a fresh perspective.

If your mind is empty, it is always ready for anything, it is open to everything. In the beginner's mind there are many possibilities, but in the expert's mind there are few. ―Shunryu Suzuki