Ardor and Fidelity

From the Dark Goddess Tarot, the Three of Water (Mami Wata); from the Tattwa Cards, Fire: Seed of Earth:

The orchestra whirls me wider than Uranus flies;

It wrenches such ardors from me I did not know I possess'd them.

~Walt Whitman

Mami Wati is the Igbo goddess of ardor and fidelity. The core of her worship is dance - rhythmic, abandoned movement rather than something choreographed. Who wants a religion that or philosophy that doesn't allow a little pure, ecstatic joy to balance out the seriousness of daily life? We all need to lay down our burdens occasionally. Fire: Seed of Earth represents alchemy, tempering our enthusiasm and optimism with an eye on our objective. We need release to clear our minds, but staying in that blissful state won't help us move forward.