Boons

From the Tarot of the Sidhe, Dancer Nine (Nine of Cups); from the Green Man Tree Oracle, Fern:

Then Nine of Cups is often called the 'wish card,' suggesting a person gets what they desire. Wishes are generally based on wants, such as a couple who wants another child or someone desiring to renovate their house. However, wishes have a different kind of energy when emotionally charged - the couple with a seriously ill child or a person hoping the tornado doesn't demolish the house they are sheltering in. Those types seem to be, when granted, the kind that keep gratitude around for awhile. Matthews suggests the wisdom of Fern is 'Truth is the preserver of life.' This selection is based on the many myths about finding a fern in flower on a special night and receiving a boon. The joke is that true ferns have neither seed nor flowers. Fern asks that we consider if what we're wishing for is simply an attempt to fill an emptiness that might be more skillfully filled with what we actually need.