No Touching!

From the Morgan-Greer Tarot comes the Lovers; from the Gods and Titans/Goddesses and Sirens Oracles comes Lugh:

          This sexually overt depiction of the Lovers (notice the shape and parts of the calla lily) made me laugh out loud today. I am currently having an allergic reaction to poison ivy from loading and off-loading logs and branches at a tornado site. My body responds in all capital letters when I come in contact with this plant's oil; because of the swelling, redness and weeping blisters, I can assure you there will be no intimacy going on for a while! Yet the Lovers represents not just sex but any committed relationship and the cycles of 'give and take' as well as conflict and reconciliation. It is a dance between opposites that does not end because of the unexpected things life doles out. Lugh, a Celtic god, appears with a story about trying to get into the city of Tara. The king told him they refused entry to anyone who did not have a skill that was needed there. Lugh began listing his talents, from a smith and swordsman to harpist and historian. With each talent offered, the king told him they already had someone that filled that position. Finally Lugh said, "Yes, but do you have someone with all these skills?" That answer got him inside the city. Lugh's message is continue to learn from a wide variety of interests, thus becoming versatile in knowledge and skill. He reminds me that intimacy of the mind and heart does not necessarily require physical touch. There are other ways to celebrate the bond of commitment.