Luminous Goodness

From the Whimsical Tarot, the High Priestess; from the Over the Moon Oracle, Division (2 of Diamonds):

         The High Priestess is portrayed by Cinderella's fairy godmother; she knew Cindy needed more than to run away from the life of a slave. She needed to learn to trust and love again - she needed someone to run toward. The High Priestess knows there is a difference between a brief interlude of happiness and a joy and peace that isn't easily disrupted. The first comes from the ego's desires, and the second from something deeper. Mystics have described this inner space in various ways. Walt Whitman wrote, "I am larger, better than I thought; I did not know I held so much goodness." However it can be hard to get past our self-absorption to this luminous place of true wisdom and compassion. As the Division card implies, the ego wants to be satisfied immediately without much effort. Much like the parched man dying of thirst who drinks ocean water and vomits it back up, those self-gratifying options will leave us even thirstier.