Lifting Up

From the Shadowscapes Tarot, the Six of Pentacles; from the Cedar Runes, Dagaz:

This piper sends what is needed to the plants down below. He doesn't judge them for not having what they need, nor does he give based on what he thinks they need. If we truly want to be generous, the only creed we need to follow is "first, do no harm" (to others or ourselves). Dagaz means "day" and is associated with the return of light (dawn). It implies an awakening, the ability to see clearly what was misunderstood before. In sharing resources, we realize that we all are dependent in some ways on others and the earth itself. Why would we not want to offer help?

There is no exercise better for the heart than reaching down and lifting people up.

—John Andrew Holmes