Do No Harm

From the Dark Goddess Tarot, the Hag (King) of Earth; from the Tattwa Cards, Ether: Seed of Air:

If you can, help others; if you cannot do that, at least do not harm them.

— Dalai Lama

Change doesn't cease just because we worry about it or prepare for it, as She Who Watches discovered. A wise chief of a prosperous tribe, she was tricked by Coyote into becoming a stone when he showed her all the many ways her world would change in the coming years. The people could still come and ask for wisdom, she just couldn't give voice to her advice. Yet if we believe in a god/goddess or an ancestor who can hear our prayers, it may give us comfort knowing we are being watched over and given strength to get through difficult times. In Ether (emptiness): Seed of Air, there is quietness and stillness found amid the noise and chaos. It reminds us to employ the four gatekeepers of our thoughts and words before releasing them in the world: "Is this true, is this necessary, is this the right time, and is this kind?" The world has enough chaos and fear without us adding to it.

Adding and Smoothing Mortar

From the Dark Goddess Tarot, the Four of Fire (Wands); from the Tattwa Cards, "Ether: Seed of Air:"

          Kamui Fuchi (Rising Fire Sparks Woman) was a hearth goddess for the Ainu, an indigenous people of the islands north of Japan and east of Russia. She was the access point to the gods; the hearth in each home was a gateway of communication with the gods as well as the abode of the ancestors. As a consequence, the hearth was to be kept pure and uncontaminated, and domestic relationships properly maintained. I'm sure this goddess realized that it is much easier to build a home or business than sustain it.
          Air of Ether has been assigned the Greek word "logos." Though often loosely translated as "word," it is not meant to be understood in a grammatical sense. It is more closely tied to its philosophical use as a term for a principle of order and knowledge (Heraclitus) or as a reasoned discourse (Aristotle). Put in plain-speak (and tying both cards together), it means I would be wise to use reason and logic when I want to change the structure that was built in the Four of Wands. Open communication is a key to maintaining the stability of its foundation. Demands of "because I want to!" are more likely to cause the walls to crack. Yet respect and kindness added with reason could be the trowel that smooths the mortar.