Strength Woven with Humility
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I have not been able to submit an ENERGY of Tarot blog post for the past two months, but today, I'm grateful to share some meditative insights of The Strength card. Also, I invite you to set aside some time to have a moment of stillness in your mind, body, and spirit. Take a deep breath. The astrological flow is as follows, the Sun is in Aries (Fire), Moon in Cancer (water) when mixed, and creates steam, passion, and this deep desire to nurture.
This past week, I've dived into The Strength card (if you have a tarot deck feel free to pull this card out, or if a deck is not accessible, use Google image to get a sense of the illustration). Take a look at the picture and jot down one word that comes to mind. Keep that word stored for future reference.
After a very intense dream (Yes, I'm a dreamer!! Woohoo!), it left me feeling extremely strong. Not just physically strong but inwardly strong and felt as if my spirit team were advising me to take to look inward. After that dream, I didn't feel depleted but rather humble. So I decided like I routinely have done in the past, to meditate and pull The Strength card from my long-time ally, The Waite-Smith deck.
Strength is present in struggles, in tests that we undergo. We go through the hoops and circuits, and if we choose to listen to stillness and humility, we find Strength waiting at the other end. When we come out of the other end of the hoop, humility washes over us, preparing us to develop a strong character that weaves in grace and gratitude. In the Strength card, the person is consoling the lion. There's this feeling that Strength understands the creature from an objective viewpoint and the lion's needs. Many would say the person is taming the lion, which is a possibility. Taming is taking control; Strength is not all about control over the other but about having a deep inward understanding of the self to interact with others and weaving elements of grace.
As I continue to meditate on the card, the inside of the lion's mouth are obstacles we face, struggles, illusions; I didn't quite understand the connection until one of my teachers mentioned Strength (the person) is a representation of that maturation that balance of being and the lion as the ego. When we consciously take a step back from the ego (which is easier said than done for some), we can then move forward to become strong individuals through the knitting of humility, objectivity, grace, and gratitude. To allow stillness, let our inner lions simmer down and then build a strong character.
I'm sure you're wondering, well, how does this all apply to me/the collective? Take a moment, look around the space you're in, close your eyes for a moment, now start to look inside of yourself and when you are ready, think about moments you were in a position that you had to step out of the ego or for instance, an experience of 'ego death.' How did that experience make you feel?
In a collective sense, go back to all the social issues around us with the criminalization and abuse the AAPI community is experiencing. Are we standing in a position where we embody the Strength card by weaving in to understand the world? To bring awareness to ourselves of the social issues around us and are doing our best to build that Strength to be objective allies with others outside of ourselves to create that balance within our environment.
I invite you to meditate on The Strength card- if you have a deck; if not, Google will be your best friend or a recommended book, 78 Degrees of Wisdom. Place the card on your altar if you have one already and bask in the teachings of The Strength card.
Thank you for reading today's ENERGY of Tarot Blog. With much gratitude, I dedicate these words to you.
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