Grounded Energy

From the Tarot of the Crone, the Nine of Wands; from the Transforming Dragons deck, Amuto:

With the sun above, the moon below and seven fires between them, this figure contains great energy. Yet for such great energy to be useful, it must be grounded. Are we just fighting, or do we know what we are fighting for? Are we wildly spinning or is our attention directed toward a goal? However, we must be careful not to put our objectives in too rigid a container. Amuto is a dragon that can smother any fire with his attachment. If he likes something, he believes it should always stay that way and never deviate. His clinging creates his own suffering; all his energies are wasted trying to stop the natural flow of change and impermanence. No matter what our objective, we can't sustain the strength to work toward it if we're unwilling to adapt and adjust to the unexpected twists life brings.

No longer leaning toward one form of life (attachment) and away from another (aversion) allows psychic energy to flow from our imagination into reality and transforms our ordinary existence into the sacred. —Rodney Smith