Into the Light

This week I'll be using the Mary-El Tarot created by Marie White and published by Schiffer. The oracle deck I'll be using this week is the OH Cards, created by Ely Raman and Joe Schlichter, and published by EOS Enterprises.  There are two decks in this set, one with pictures and one with words that you lay the images on, but I'll just include the picture one. Today's draws are the Moon and Companion/Fear:

Curiosity will conquer fear even more than bravery will.

— James Stephens

White's Moon shows the face of Hathor, an Egyptian goddess who was a feminine counterpart to the sun gods. The vulture with her symbolized the eternal cycle of death and rebirth because of its ability to transform the carrion it fed on. Likewise, the unconscious takes our memories into its darkness, including our deepest emotions, to file away until needed. Transformed into a symbolic language, they can seep out when triggered by something in the present that seems similar to the past. Without looking deeper at the source of these inner nudges, it is easy to be thrown off balance by them. The Companion/Fear cards suggest that when we have such an upsetting emotional jolt, it may be helpful to find a trusted friend with which to share it. Talking about these memories and emotions that have been in the dark can bring them into the light, taking away a lot of their energy. We might find that they are simply bits of information meant to help us rather than hurt us.