Transformation in Letting Go ~ Tarot for Wednesday, 2 November 2016

Death, The World, and the King of Cups make up today’s three-card spread from my Morgan-Greer tarot deck. I love this deck. My favorite is Thoth, but this one is so colorful and evokes such emotion in me. No cards from the Minor Arcana other than the single Court card are present, with Cups the only suit and representing Elemental Water. The numerology is 13 and 21 which reduces to 7. Structure and Gaia energy of the number 4 combines with the creative catalyst of the number three to become 7, or intuition, psychic ability, perfection, and magick. Court cards aren’t numbered, therefore not typically considered. If we did consider them, however, the King from any suit would be 14, reducing to 5, or change, bringing us back to the Death card.

Beginning with Death, the Grim Reaper wears his black robe, his scythe in his bony hands. A fiery river separates him from the spiky trees in the distance. A white rose before him suggests death is a gift that each of us receives. It’s an ending of sorts in preparation for a new beginning. The sun in the distance appears to be setting evoking a sense of completion to a life well lived. The notion of death, however, may have less to do with an individual’s life and more to do with letting go of decisions and experiences that no longer serve, an ending of one understanding replaced by one that reflects wholeness.

The World card depicts a woman dancing in the center of a green wreath, four creature surrounding her. She experiences completion and fulfillment, the infinity sign above her suggesting continuous creative flow. She is moving into a new phase where anything is possible. She is the Triple Goddess manifested, liberated and free, the synthesis of all that’s been learned.

The King of Cups looks to the future, his calm expression reflecting the calm waters behind him. He is a wise counselor, a loving husband and father, and an excellent friend. Although the King’s emotions can present as passive aggression at times, it appears that these issues have been resolved. The King is a creative force and is happiest when creating from his heart.

I can’t help but believe we’re on the verge of something transformational given that we’re about to elect the first woman as the President of the United States. If we’re smart about it, we’ll put all of our energy, all of our efforts, into moving past the division that has plagued our nation for so long. We began as the United States of America. The seeds of that unity are still felt in our country. We have a chance to heal the hurt and division. There’s nothing we can’t accomplish if we would only drop the distortion and hate.

President Obama asked men in a recent speech at a campaign rally to think about why they might be reluctant to vote for a woman. What is that saying about their views on women? Is it based solely on qualifications? Or is it based on something else? The Death card suggests a personal transformation is occurring. The World card suggests that a completion of sorts has happened. Perhaps we’re ready to move past misogyny. Now that its ugliness has been out front for everyone to see. Now that a candidate for President has been the poster boy for this kind of abuse.

Did we not think it would become this bad? Did we not think that living so far out of balance wouldn’t come back to hurt us all in the end? There’s nothing united about seeing the other. About reducing another to nothing at all. It’s time to let go of this destructive thinking, this abusive behavior. It’s time to extend love and respect to all, to come together in love in unity as the one family that we are. Like the King of Cups, it’s time to let go of the past and move toward a better future.

Six more days, folks, six more days.

Blessings to all!