Saturday, November 8, 2014

Strength – Watch and Wait

Mary El Tarot Strength Marie White
In the Strength card from the Mary El Tarot we see a woman sitting on a lion, holding a strand of pearls in her folded hands. The depiction is predominantly painted with orange, which relates to the sacral chakra which is situated in the lower abdomen.
Strength is about aligning your soul’s purpose with the source of your  more primal desires. This is where you inner lion lives; the one who is destined for creativity and greatness. It is our task to befriend, to get to know this part of ourselves so we can tap into its enormous potential and to let him watch the zebra’s in the distance while you are praying with you pearl beads. Each bead is a result of wonderful transforming power: making a gem out of a continuous irritation. This is asking for restraint from lashing out and breaking your shell. No, we watch and wait,  are patient and pray.
Strength is also about taking responsibility for our own life; creating it with our words and actions. When we do or say the right thing, we've listened to the voice within. Only we can know what is right. This is when we trust our own greatness. Each time we do the right thing we become stronger and more confident.
This card is a welcome companion for me. It will help me to  find my own Lion. Sometimes I think it is still an insecure cub which bites and growls, to make a lot of noise when shadows are moving in the dark J
Maybe if we hang out a bit more he’ll grow stronger and more self assured.

12 comments:

  1. Such a beautiful card with a great message - observe instead of jumping in with a habitual pattern of behavior. And you are so right, Strength is when we take responsibility for our own lives.

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    1. As you have experienced too: It is the only life we can be responsible for!

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  2. Oh that's a great posting today Ellen. Helps to affirm and validate. Your post imparts a great message of strength. Thank you! <3

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  3. A beautiful description of what this card means to you, Ellen - I absolutely loved reading this and you shone a whole new light on this card for me - thank you! xx

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    1. Thank you Beth I am happy to hear this. I find it almost miraculous how each time a card can be applied to our personal life. and can be looked at each time from a slightly different angle
      Hugs

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  4. As others have said, a really beautiful interpretation. And I had to laugh at the picture of your little lion cub growling and biting. Though that playfulness, together with primal passion, can also be good :)

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    1. Yes I could embrace its playfulness and that way he will become stronger. Like our little puppy is growing stronger each day :)

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  5. This is one of the cards which I really like the look of. I love that fiery orange and that you cannot entirely see the rider. Beautiful.

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  6. I love this - you are right, there are beautiful similarities here!

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    1. Yes there are and thanks to your post I see it now.

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