-leonora carrington (the house opposite)

Ace of Cups





THE VESSEL AND THE CUP
from a Hasidic story


What cup knows the distress
of the large vessel, knows
any more than two inches
of the purple? For the cup
everything that fills up
is equal--the little jug,
the pot, the large vessel.
Beyond its own meniscus
nothing's knowable for a cup.
But the vessel wishes
one something
could use it up.

-Kay Ryan













Offering
the Root of
the Powers of Water










( ( ( g o i n g w i t h t h e f l o w ) ) )














After the grace in the dive, a gentle landing is assured, a friendly welcome from the depths of the unconscious. -motherpeace










...prominent emanations of energy
spanning out in a web of connectivity.





















I drink in the evening. I drink in the sky.
My heart swells, vast and great as Heaven Herself.
She fills my soul. She feeds my dreams.
And I believe.






















The silver cup is the vessel,
the chalice, the grail....
It promises a joyous experience of letting go into unconditional love,
the spaciousness of the open heart.
-motherpeace












...the movement of water always moves towards depth, it always searches for the lowest ground.
It is non-ambitious; it never hankers to be first, it wants to be last.

-lao tzu



Strength









Strength, an essential fusion of physical power,
perception from the center and radiant mental energy.
Serene in the midst of chaos, infinity is her womb.














"For they have sown the wind,
and they shall reap the whirlwind…”
~Hosea 8:7a

















I am Spirit

Making body
is what I do

I am Body

Expressing spirit
is what I do

I am Primal
I am Sublime

You are strongest
When Both are One
-crone
















When this card comes up in your reading, pay attention to what you have passion for and use this passion to further your life. This is a card of enormous courage, vitality and power to achieve anything within your imagining. The power you have is not a power over others but a power from within, a strength you have that is really your own. You do not need to hold it over others, but use this inner strength calmly and by example many others may discover this most powerful strength.







-Connie Lehman
mixed hand embroidery including needle punch









"Conduct your blooming
in the noise and whip
of the whirlwind."


~Gwendolyn Brooks




Eight of Swords









EIGHT OF SWORDS CLOSE UP

















"...dreamlike and illusory
the wall against which the swords are breaking
is a figment of the imagination.
Freedom lies in
understanding that what is needed is
the more balanced perspective of the crows
who see both sides of the situation with a sense of humor."
-motherpeace