For today I've got Maker six from my brand new
deck, The tarot of the Sidhe. This is the equivalent of Six of Pentacles. The
keyword on the cards says generosity. What an apt card to pull so short after
my birthday. The card depicts a woman of the Sidhe, who receives an apple from an obviously content tree. Look at him smiling! Note
that she is not picking the apple but she is given one. There is a mutual understanding
between the tree and Sidhe woman. Perhaps this woman has cared for the tree during Spring and Summer and now she can have her share the harvest. M and I have been working in our garden yesterday and we are so grateful for all the beautiful flowers and blossoms which are growing there now. We have also discovered the tiniest little apples in our Apple tree
Although I
acknowledge how wonderful it is to give, it is also so great to receive. When I
got my birthday presents and all the loving and caring attention I felt so
appreciated and loved. Of course as always it is a matter of balance and reciprocity: a beautiful
word which Emily Carding has used so elegantly in her verse for this card:
“The
spirit of generosity
Brings fruitful
reciprocity
A mouth
need never hunger more
When those
with plenty help the poor”
