My Wild
Unknown Tarot card is the Son of Cups. This card has a feeling of stillness about it. The swan is seated, feathers covering
feet and legs. The rays emanating
from the Cup before the swan are dark, except for their tips, which are
multi-colored. And the background
lines of this card are aimed inward and upward. All in all, a still and inner focus seem to be presented by
this card, and this makes sense.
After all, when Water comes to stillness, there are depths and quiet
darkness that present the opportunity to explore a new and less easily entered
world. Getting there and receiving
these hidden messages takes the focused efforts of the Sons/Knights of the
Tarot; here is an opportunity to give it a try!
Since I have not yet met the Watcher of the
West, I decided to do a meditation to specifically encourage that meeting. I went and got into the pool, and stood
in the water. It has been hot and
humid today, so the water felt great.
As I stood in the cool water, I watched dark clouds travelling above me,
and listened to the distant rumble of thunder. I guessed I would not be there too long, so I focused
intently.
I found myself on one of the jetties in Cape
May, at dusk. The sky was
overcast, but there was no wind; the waves moved gently along the jetty toward
the shore behind me. I looked into
the water, and saw a face looking up at me. The being smiled, showing sharp teeth, and motioned me into
the water and then turned away.
Okay then; I stood up and dove in.
She was waiting for me (at least I think the creature was female, as she
had breasts).
Satevis is a large yet graceful creature. At a quick glance she appeared like a
mermaid, but as I looked closer, I saw differences. Her tail was long and sinuous, more eel-like than
dolphin-like. She swam by swaying
the whole tail side to side, rather than the up and down motion we see from
cartoon mermaids. She has long,
greenish-brown hair that flows and arches gently (as if within a gentle
current) even when she is still.
She has fin-like extensions along the backs of her arms, and even along
the rims of her ears; her fingers are webbed. Her face is only generally human in appearance; she has two
eyes, a very small and relatively flat nose, and delicate lips.
She led me deeper into the sea, and soon we were
weaving between large coral growths.
Around the coral, white clouds were billowing and then flowing
upward. As we got closer, I
realized I was seeing an amazing event: spawning. Coral eggs rose up, like tiny balloons, and then clouds of
sperm enveloped those eggs. I
smiled as we paused to watch for a bit; then Satevis turned to me and said (in
my mind, not with words), “Water is the cradle of life.” I smiled and nodded, and we watched for
a bit longer.
Finally, she gently touched my arm to get my
attention, and then led me forward through the large schools of colorful reef
fish arriving to feed on the bounty that is spawning. After a bit, we came to a cliff wall; she led me into an
underwater cave that twisted and turned.
Finally a light appeared ahead.
She stopped at an opening and waved me through, into the light. Suddenly, I realized where I was: at
the bottom of Danu’s Well! I
turned back to the crevice and smiled; I had often sensed a presence here, at the
bottom of the Well. Now I know who
that presence was. I waved good
bye, surfaced, and began to climb out of the well.
Interesting. I have a lot to think about.
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