Sunset 16 July 2020 – Photo: L. Weikel
Message for Friday
I felt drawn this evening to choose some guidance from a tarot deck I work with quite a bit, the Tarot of the Crone by Ellen Lorenzi-Prince. It felt like we might benefit from a message for Friday that could give us something to contemplate and reflect upon as we head into the weekend.
While I’m hoping there won’t be some egregious ‘Friday night news dump’ that will send us all screaming into the night, at this point we all know there are no guarantees.
As it turned out, the cards I chose and the lovely, thoughtful prose written by Ms. Lorenzi-Prince is worthy of our attention and, in some unique way we might figure out for ourselves, implementation:
I chose the Nine of Cups on top with the Grandmother of Wands underneath, providing the foundation or context.
Nine of Cups – Tarot of the Crone (Ellen Lorenzi-Prince)
Nine of Cups ~ Healing
“I am the Many and One
I am whole who has been broken
I am the power of redemption
I am the renewal of creation
Two unusual beings, with ribbons of red life spiraling through the serene lavender of their skin-like cloaks, touch and twist and merge in the creation of something wonderful, whole and new. The Nine of Cups represents healing of the heart and soul: when what has been separated comes together again, when feeling flows free and true, when you are aligned with your greatest good, when you become more than you believed you could. The authenticity of your self is not subsumed by bonds with others, but is enhanced through acting with integrity and love.”
Grandmother of Wands -Tarot of the Crone (Ellen Lorenzi-Prince)
Grandmother of Wands ~ Matriarch
“It is time to have a talk
And time to have a listen
Time to recognize our common bonds
With honest standing
With Goddess guiding
We create our culture
By how we treat one another
In a cave of light under a cover of dark, many figures gather closely around a fire. One figure looms larger than the rest: this is the matriarch. One of the group, she is also its heart and its strength. She speaks, she leads, she ensures all are heard and considered. She weaves individual strands into a tapestry, creating common ground and common cause. With warmth, rectitude and respect, she creates space for group magic to happen. She is tradition and invention in one. She is the fullest integration of your spirit. Embrace it; her power is yours.”
Spirit Speaks to Us
I stand in awe of how the messages come through for us. There’s nothing I can add to these two cards; they have such obvious application to the division and strife we’re currently witnessing, yet hold out an incredible vision of the power we have to create something even greater – together.
(T-498)