Snap Out of It

This week I'll be using Lo Scarabeo's Tarot of Pagan Cats (mini) with booklet by Barbara Moore and art by Lola Airaghi. Paired with it will be Brownie Wisdom, the smaller deck included with The Brownies Oracle created and self-published by Doug Thornsjo. Today's draws are Judgment and Keep the Heart Light:

          On a plant covered balcony, a cat has suddenly taken an excited posture. There's no frog or moth that's got him interested, but a constellation made of all his kitty ancestors. The booklet suggests he hears a call to action, from a dead situation into a new one. Have you ever found yourself in a spiritual rut, where you felt numb to everyone and everything around you? You move through your days doing what it is you're supposed to do, but the meaning behind it all seems to have evaporated. It feels like you'll be in this place of purgatory forever, but this card suggests that inspiration and encouragement is just around the corner. Snap out of the mental fog and be alert with your ears and eyes wide open. The Brownie shows up to add a message of optimism to keep the heart light because things are changing. He reminds me of the words of Harriet Beecher Stowe: "When you get into a tight place and everything goes against you until it seems that you cannot hold on for a minute longer, never give up then, for that is just the place and time when the tide will turn."