The Antidote

From the Tarrochi Celtici, the Six of Earth (Coins); from the Art of Asia Oracle, "Waterfall" by Gyokudo Kawai:

The gnome on this Six of Coins seems to be vigilantly guarding his pot of gold (along with the raven). Yet the ogham for this card - Saille - suggests flexibility, and the willow tree in the card implies cycles. Blockage, rather than the flow of material things causes imbalance; there needs to be a give and take. He has taken from the earth, now what will he share in return? Kawai's painting is paired with a quote from Mikhail Lermontov:

Many a calm river begins as a turbulent waterfall, yet none hurtles and foams all the way to the sea.

These cycles are meant to maintain a healthy balance, not to create a dam of goods so that little trickles down to others. Gratitude helps us be aware of what we have instead of what we lack. In turn, it cultivates generosity. And as Marc Lesser put it, "Generosity is an antidote to fear."