From the Victorian Fairy Tarot, the Four of Spring (Wands); from the Handl Rune Oracle, Thurisaz/Thorn:
You don’t have to see the whole staircase, just take the first step.
– Martin Luther King Jr.
Whether it's a rite of passage or progress achieved, the fairies are having a celebratory dance. The Four of Wands/Spring indicates a strong beginning towards a purpose or goal, marking the foundation with merriment. Such commemorations give us a chance to pause and appreciate the fruits our efforts so far and act as an encouragement to keep us going. It's like marking children's heights on the door frame so they can see how much they've grown. Thurisaz - a rune connected with giants and the pain of thorns - alerts us to the need to stand firm in the face of adversity and challenge. Remembering that we've met and overcome obstacles before can help us be resilient instead of stuck.
The world is dynamic and changing; therein lies its freshness. But our ideas about it tend to grow static and calcified, even our ideas about the most important things: who we are, how things are, why the world is the way it is. –Henry Shukman
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