The Inexhaustible Well of Source Presence ~ Tarot for 6 Jan 2017
The hexagram on the 10 of Stones defines today’s reading. Gua 48, or The Well, represents replenishment and nourishment, or in my view, the inexhaustible well of our Source Presence. From The Complete I Ching:
The well supplies replenishment but is never exhausted.¹
Two cards from the Major Arcana are also included, The Hermit and The High Priestess. The numerology is 10, 9, and 2 reducing to 3 or Triple Aspects, creativity, and joy. A Fire element number, three is catalytic and expansive. In addition to the hexagram, Isa and Uruz appear on The Hermit and the High Priestess respectively suggesting inner work.
Ten stones appear suspended on the 10 of Stones with a sun shining in the distance. Haindl calls this card Richness and I agree. His use of large stones to depict the suit of Pentacles fully illustrates the power of Elemental Earth as our foundation, the below of as above, so below. A feeling of legacy and blessings is reflected in this card along with wealth and prosperity.
The Hermit and The High Priestess supply the as above aspect of the reading. In The Hermit we see a robed man standing on a mountain top, white beard flowing, arms outstretched in supplication. He holds his staff in his right hand and a lantern in his left. The lantern shines bright, illuminating his path. Birds surround him suggesting spiritual influence. Gnomes appear in the rocks to symbolize elemental energies. The All Seeing Eye of Source appears within a pyramid, reinforcing the numerology of the reading. He draws down moon energies from above, gaining wisdom from her divine blessings. The Creator personified, he retreats from the world, supported by the influence of Isa, seeking alignment and clarity.
The High Priestess manifests secret knowledge. Uruz provides the impetus for change. She is the Feminine Divine, the Triple Goddess. She is our memory, our gateway to the unconscious and inner wisdom. The High Priestess stands with her arms upraised, like The Hermit, in supplication to the moon reflecting inner mysteries. She speaks to us in dreams giving us wise and inspiring counsel. When she appears in a reading, we’re to go within and know. Our intuition is strong at this time and going within to know truth is essential.
The cards are suggesting that we go within to find our solace and comfort as well as our truth. Our strength of spirit will sustain us as we draw from the inexhaustible well of Source Presence, that eternal place of Self. As we go within we draw from the foundation we’ve built over a lifetime lived, guided by our compassion and integrity.
Unlimited reaction such as that we are seeing from the new guy only causes problems. He would do well to go within and seek his own divine counsel. He would find that his focus is on self at the expense of others. He would know that all are an expression of the Creator, of Source Energy, and that a course correction is necessary in order that he fulfill his true purpose.
We’re here to remember who we are as the Creator personified. It’s from this truth that we drink from the inexhaustible well of Self, of Source Presence.
Our purpose is remembrance. Go within and know.
Blessed Be
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