Conception and Community

From the Druidcraft Tarot, the Lady (Empress):

The Empress is the personification of Nature and all that it represents - fertility, sustenance, creation, beauty, abundance and sensuality.  The three dots on her throne represent awen, the inspirational force of generation.  Her face has an expression of intense focus, and I can't help thinking that she is timing her contractions, knowing that she will give birth soon.  She reminds me that what I conceive will require effort and focus to bring into this world.  And once here, it needs to be nurtured rather than neglected, if it is to grow and thrive.

     From the Druid Animal Oracle comes the "Bee:"

This past Friday I was out at a friend's farm where she maintains a bee hive.  She checked it while I was there; it was an amazing feeling to be surrounded by the buzzing of 9000 bees.  Once I entered their world, I got so caught up in their activity that I completely forgot about the possibility of being stung.  Every one of them seemed to have some important task to do.  I envy the bees' sense of purpose, as I seem to be floundering about, wondering what it is I am suppose to be doing and the direction I should be going.  But I do think their lesson for me is that I need to be involved with others, not going it alone.

Dreaming the Impractical

  From the Shining Tribe Tarot this morning was pulled the Eight of Stones (Eight of Pentacles):

A chain around the sun has been broken, allowing the light to shine through.  Beneath it, a horse with rainbow-colored wings stands on a group of stones.  My whole life, I've been told what I cannot do: "You're too short to play basketball."  "You don't have enough talent to be an artist."  "You'll never make enough money to support yourself doing that."  This card speaks to all those naysayers, and tells them with no reservations that sometimes the impossible IS possible.  Many people believed in what seemed impractical - whether it was space travel, finding a cure for polio, or learning a new skill - and turned it into reality.  I know my aspirations will only be made manifest through perseverance and hard work, but I refuse to give up and fall under the spell of the skeptics.

     The animal chosen from the wooden tiles today is the "Bumblebee:"

These big, fuzzy, black and yellow insects are important pollinators for flowers and crops.  There is a bit of urban folklore about bumblebees that tells how scientists proved they couldn't fly.  Because they weigh about a gram and their wing area is only about a square centimeter, they should not be able to generate enough lift at their typical flying speed.  It's a good thing bumblebees didn't listen to these aerodynamic geniuses!  Bee reminds me that not all educated people have common sense, and not all dreamers are ignorant...