Transparent Oracle Sunday!
13, Element: Fire (South). South is the direction of the midday sun
and the peak of power and illumination; this direction is associated with
passionate drive and creativity. The direction of South corresponds with the element of
Fire. Fire brings spontaneous,
impulsive and energetic change through heating and separating, drying and
shaping. Fire has often been used as a
representation of Spirit or the Divine, and this makes sense. Fire brings transformation, animation
or life, courage, and intent. Fire
has its dangers, though; it brings transformation through destruction that
brings new birth.
6, Guide:
Butterfly (East). East is the
direction of Air, and thus of fresh ideas and new beginnings, knowledge,
information and thoughts.
Butterflies are about metamorphosis, and about seeing in all directions
at the same time. Butterflies are
strong! Monarchs, with wings
basically the consistency of tissue paper, fly hundreds of miles to the South
in the Fall, winter over, and then return Northward. Butterflies are an interesting combination of potential and
sacrifice.
25, Landscape:
Ocean (West). West is the direction of Water, and thus, of feelings and
emotions, relationships of all kinds, cleansing and healing, the wisdom
associated with natural endings, and the bubbling up of pure joy. Oceans are huge and magnificent; they
are considered the cradle of life.
They can be calm as glass, but beneath that smooth flat surface lurk
powerful predators. They can be
rough and deadly, yet if we travel down a short distance, all is quiet and silent. The Ocean card is about death and life,
about destruction and creation; and amidst the chaos, healing and purification.
I then stacked
my cards and created my mandala. This
image just plain feels good! My
Butterflies are resting on the points of the triangle that represents Fire, and
they are all surrounded by the gentle waves of Ocean. In a way, this image really resonates for me; Cape May is a
stopover for the fall monarch migration, and I can easily visualize the sun on
flowers, butterflies fluttering in the warm air as they search for nectar, and
the groups of monarchs departing southward across the Delaware Bay. I am being reminded today that life’s
Journey is long, and often it is filled with detours and challenges. In the end, whether the road is smooth
and straight, or whether I take one step backwards for every two steps I move
forward, transformation and change and evolution will all happen. I need to have courage, and I need to
focus on one step at a time; the Journey is one that takes a lifetime so I
should look for the day-to-day benefits rather than allowing myself to be
overwhelmed by the big picture.
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