Thankful

From the Rosetta Tarot, the Princess of Disks; from the Day of the Dead Lenormand, the Stork:

We live in a moment that is pregnant with possibility.

— Gary Hamel

This Princess is Earth of Earth, a representation of creating and growing. You can bet that she is aware of her surroundings, and her awareness brings appreciation. Meleen describes her as 'pregnant with possibilities.' She's not focusing on what isn't there, but on what might be developed and come into being. The Stork, a bird with long migration patterns, symbolizes transitions and transformations. Together, these cards suggest we look around at our resources - our shelter, our comforts, our companions and our conveniences - and imagine life without them. Does that transform our focus from our wants and remind us of what we can do with all that we have?

Known and Unknown

From the Bonefire Tarot, the Seven of Wands; from the Day of the Dead Lenormand, the 'Stork:'

           This young fellow looks weary standing up for himself. Instead of simply protecting his boundaries - his rights - could he also be trying to convince others to think like he does? That is an impossible task, one that could waste energy that might be put to better uses. Agreeing to disagree and accepting their differences rather than seeing each other as adversaries might give them all a chance to breathe. There's no need to push on someone else's boundaries, just defend our own. The Stork card from the Lenormand deck represents change and transformation. Together with the Seven of Wands, it asks us to reconsider our motives and viewpoints. Has our thinking and ways of doing things become as rigid as the people we are fighting against? Is there information we think we understand, yet don't have the knowledge of experience that goes with it?

In the universe, there are things that are known, and things that are unknown, and in between them, there are doors. ― William Blake