Uprooting

From the Tabula Mundi Tarot, the Ace of Disks; from the Universe Cards, Nova:

The desire of craving—the thirst, the fever of unsatisfied longing—is rooted in greed and attachment.

—Joseph Goldstein

          Meleen describes this Ace as "the birth of action in the world of matter and materiality." Everything that has developed has underground roots; everything begins from something sown. Nowhere was this more evident than yesterday when bullies and miscreants invaded the Capitol. Hatred, divisiveness and domination were planted by Trump and nurtured by his followers. Yet the world of matter plainly illustrates that change will happen, regardless of what puny humans desire. Nova shows the eruption on a star nearing the end of its life as a companion star's gravity pulls away matter from it. As one star dies, another grows. As America moves forward, may we remember the words of Franklin D. Roosevelt: ""We must remember that any oppression, any injustice, any hatred, is a wedge designed to attack our civilization."

Turning

From the Tabula Mundi Tarot, the Prince (Knight) of Wands; from the Universe Cards, Nova:

           The winged lion above this Prince symbolizes his Air of Fire elemental nature. Not only is he smart with a keen sense of ethics, he is also full of passion and energy. He meets every aspect of his life with enthusiasm and relishes challenges as puzzles to be solved. His biggest obstacles however are found within himself: restlessness, boredom and impatience. The Nova card refers to an eruption on an unstable star that has a companion star nearby (the companion's gravity pulls away matter from the nova star). When a nova occurs, the star flares and appears brighter for a few days. Stopworth gives this card the keyword 'growth,' explaining that life often requires us to evolve beyond our comfort zone in order to meet the challenges presented to us. When we are pressed beyond our normal daily stresses, it is easy to become impatient and frustrated with ourselves and others. Yet this is exactly the yeast that can help us grow spiritually beyond our present state.

No matter how far out on the sea of suffering we've sailed, 

all that is required is to turn toward awakening.

It's never too late, but it takes that turning, and no one can do that for us.

~ Bonnie Myotai Treace