What a wonderful card for
Midsummer: Psyche (the
World). The creators of the Chrysalis Tarot couldn’t have chosen a more apt
depiction for their last Major Arcana card. Psyche is the Greek word for Soul
or butterfly. It all started with a caterpillar and a chrysalis and now, after
having finished this journey of transformation, a butterfly is born; the caterpillar
has entered a new phase in his life; he has ascended. I like to see our life’s
journey as a spiral. After each
successfully completed cycle of experiences we travel further, higher on
the winding of our spiral path. Each
time we encounter similar situations but we can try to respond differently so
we will evolve again.
This is
also a card of celebration and of recognition. It is good to be fully aware of
your successes and accomplishments and to take the time to celebrate them. But
don’t stay too in this place. Because it is a tempting and safe haven. Look
for new possibilities and challenges. Search for the next cliff to take that leap of faith again and to become the Fool once
more.
“The spiral
is the most natural of paths, in fact nature never creates in a straight line.”
~ Lesley Jackson
