From The Classic Tarot, the Nine of Staves; from the Constellations Deck, Ursa Major:
There are no symbolic flowers or vines on this card, emphasizing its pragmatic, no-frills nature. The Staves represent assertive energy used to accomplish an objective, and nine of them means this has been an extended, on-going effort. Tenacity sounds like a wonderful trait until you've been slogging through metaphorical mud and muck for days on end. Ursa Major (Latin for 'great bear'), however, encourages us to look within to find our strength and power to persevere. Endurance is not used up when we stay in the present moment, dealing with the current task, rather than looking for problems in the future. And our source of power may come when we consider why we are doing this - a deeper, meaningful motive - beyond any self-aggrandizement.
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ReplyDeleteBears are great symbols of protectors (of real rather than imagined threats). :)
DeleteSome days you just wanna chuck those issues, but of course they come back. So we might as well work on them before they become bigger issues of neglect. Just 'grin and bear it' and get on with it.
ReplyDeleteYep. I've been pulling up by hand ivy, honeysuckle and cat brier that have taken over part of my yard because I ignored them for so long.
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