From the Tarot of the Sidhe, the Star; from the Green Man Tree Oracle, Gooseberry:
Sometimes the strength within you is not a big fiery flame for all to see, it is just a tiny spark that whispers ever so softly, 'you got this, keep going'. — Anonymous
Carding suggests that rather than searching the skies for hope and answers, we should look within for our own ember. There is some wisdom in this thinking - we must take responsibility for the direction we choose to go in. Yet, based on the Gooseberry card, we might take Krishnamurti's advice to "start as if you know nothing." Gooseberry was used centuries ago to ease the pain of childbirth. In the 19th century, gooseberry bush was slang for pubic hair, from which came the saying that 'babies are born under the gooseberry bush.' Rest, reflection and recuperation are needed now. But when it is time to begin again, perhaps birthing something new would be wiser than recycling old ideas.
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