Digging for Gold

From the Gaian Tarot, the Child of Water (Page of Cups); from the Goddess Oracle, Amaterasu:

Anyone can find the dirt in someone. Be the one that finds the gold.

―Gaur Gopal Das

By the time we reach middle and late adulthood, we tend to have the habit of seeing people through our assumptions. Wary that they may have a hidden agenda that will cause us suffering, we harden our hearts in an attempt to protect ourselves. The Child of Water is just the opposite, having a tender, openhearted approach to the world. Connecting and mending is worth a few bruises along the way, she thinks. Amaterasu is the central sun goddess of the Japanese Shinto religion. When she hid herself in a cave, the other gods devised a way to lure her out with joyful humor and beauty. Amaterasu reminds us that those who have been hurt in the past often seem callous and bad-tempered. But sometimes the warmth of kindness and patience can thaw even the most frozen of hearts.