Alan Ross
Seasonal Glyph: Fall
Two figures, a man and a woman, are bowing down or cowering in the midst of a raging fire that has taken the form of a devil. In the foreground is a withered tree stripped of its leaves.
This card evokes for me the image of a forest fire. Dead wood is consumed by fire more easily than wood that is still green and full of life. In the same way, we are more easily consumed by the fires of lust, anger, hatred, or other unwholesome mind states when we allow our inherent goodness to wither away and we become spiritually dead.
Perhaps once we've been consumed by these fires until nothing but ashes are left, the experience will provide the fertilizer for new spiritual growth - if we are lucky enough to break free from destructive habits and learn from our mistakes.
Alan
Two figures, a man and a woman, are bowing down or cowering in the midst of a raging fire that has taken the form of a devil. In the foreground is a withered tree stripped of its leaves.
This card evokes for me the image of a forest fire. Dead wood is consumed by fire more easily than wood that is still green and full of life. In the same way, we are more easily consumed by the fires of lust, anger, hatred, or other unwholesome mind states when we allow our inherent goodness to wither away and we become spiritually dead.
Perhaps once we've been consumed by these fires until nothing but ashes are left, the experience will provide the fertilizer for new spiritual growth - if we are lucky enough to break free from destructive habits and learn from our mistakes.
Alan