WalesWoman
I'll do a better description later...not that it's a major effort to go up and get the book and card, but I'm glued to my chair and know if I go upstairs I'll climb in bed with a book instead of coming back down.
This card has been coming up in almost all of my readings this week and it finally dawned on me what it could mean...as well as other things, but this is what it means to me. Ground Hog's Day... no matter if the ground hog saw his shadow and decided it was clear and too cold to venture out or didn't see his shadow, it's still the mid-point between Winter Sostice and Spring Equinox... six more weeks until it's officially Spring.
In this card Bors plods determindly along, the ground bare and black from the melting snows, it's still cold, but winter's back is broken. The days grow longer a few more minutes at a time. Slowly, gradually, almost unnoticable changes are in the air. The ground is soft and wet, sticking to the bottoms of boots, until you are rolling on stilts of mud, slogging doggedly along. You can't stop or you'll still freeze, steady movement keeps you warm, the thought of where you are going that keeps you moving on, looking forward to being done with this quest, but there's a reason you can't stop. You can't, it's a matter of honor to fulfill your purpose no matter what life throws at you, no matter what the obstacle, someone is depending on you to stay on track and prove yourself.
Maybe it's that hint of spring that that gives new hope and life to these cold dark winter days, that feeling if you can just get over this hump, everything will be fine. Never give up, never give in, even though it seems like you've been in this saddle forever and just want to get off...hold on just a bit longer because you can almost see your destination just on the horizon.
Seems early for up here, but I saw a flock of Canadian geese this morning as I drove past a small lake milky white from the ice melting, warming my heart and bringing a smile to my lips.
This card has been coming up in almost all of my readings this week and it finally dawned on me what it could mean...as well as other things, but this is what it means to me. Ground Hog's Day... no matter if the ground hog saw his shadow and decided it was clear and too cold to venture out or didn't see his shadow, it's still the mid-point between Winter Sostice and Spring Equinox... six more weeks until it's officially Spring.
In this card Bors plods determindly along, the ground bare and black from the melting snows, it's still cold, but winter's back is broken. The days grow longer a few more minutes at a time. Slowly, gradually, almost unnoticable changes are in the air. The ground is soft and wet, sticking to the bottoms of boots, until you are rolling on stilts of mud, slogging doggedly along. You can't stop or you'll still freeze, steady movement keeps you warm, the thought of where you are going that keeps you moving on, looking forward to being done with this quest, but there's a reason you can't stop. You can't, it's a matter of honor to fulfill your purpose no matter what life throws at you, no matter what the obstacle, someone is depending on you to stay on track and prove yourself.
Maybe it's that hint of spring that that gives new hope and life to these cold dark winter days, that feeling if you can just get over this hump, everything will be fine. Never give up, never give in, even though it seems like you've been in this saddle forever and just want to get off...hold on just a bit longer because you can almost see your destination just on the horizon.
Seems early for up here, but I saw a flock of Canadian geese this morning as I drove past a small lake milky white from the ice melting, warming my heart and bringing a smile to my lips.