Find Your Heart's Ease

From the Gaian Tarot, the Elder of Water; from the Goddess Oracle, Hathor:

Well, I was born in the sign of water

And it's there that I feel my best

The albatross and the whales, they are my brothers

It's kind of a special feeling

When you're out on the sea alone

Staring at the full moon like a lover

―Little River Band 

The Elder of Water (King of Cups) has to deal with more than his share of drama. No one's heart can take constant flogging without a break. This fellow knows we all need a special place to go to decompress - his place is in his skiff right before sunrise. Such a sacred place allows our hearts to let go of their weight and feel ease and peace. Hathor, the ancient Egyptian sky goddess, tells us that we are here to experience delight. Each of us have a favored sense for joy, perhaps taste for the foodie or hearing for the music lover. This is not about hiding from what is presently going on around us, but for finding ways to also experience the moment in a good way. What's your place and pleasure? 

When the ground is rumbling and the windows rattling, everyone needs an earthquake safe space (Lia, one of our cats). We've got big machinery and jackhammers all around us, tearing up the gutters and streets that have been damaged by several floods and a hurricane. It will be nice to have them fixed, but right now it is quite noisy!

Full Cup

From the Morgan Greer Tarot, the Knight of Cups; from the Goddesses and Sirens Oracle, "Hathor:"

          This knight with his cup of kindness moves toward Hathor, the Egyptian mother goddess. These two cards reflect my intentions today: to take a road trip to visit my mother. I was reading through James Ricklef's collected phrases (in Pithy Tarot) for this knight and came across one that gave me a head-slap. It reads, "Let love guide you instead of the other way around." I tend to want to manage my relationships rather than just let them flourish on their own. Now I do think that there is some common sense to my way of thinking. I've got to make time for and devote energy to the relationships I want to nurture. But I can over-plan and regulate until I squeezed every last drop of fun and spontaneity out of them. Hathor encourages me to relax my need for control and be content with what is. There is a full cup to be found in the moment if I'll be present for it.

You don’t have to wait until you get to the top of a mountain, to enjoy the view.

― Eleanor Brownn