Jewel
Today my daily card draw is The Bright Mother. I find this very interesting as I recently did a reading for a dear friend in which this card came up so I have recently spent quite a bit of time with her, and there was not thread on her. So in honor of the Bright Mother I thought I would sart her a thread.
To me this card is extremely personal and feminine. Not as in about a woman necessarily, but about the feminine side of all of us. In the center of the card she is the mother, watching her child on the bubble which to means a dream become reality (the bubble is the dream, the child the reality). Her little angel. But at the same time as she takes on the nurturing of a mother in time she beigns to miss the freedom of her youth. That is reflected by the sensual image of her and the wanning moon. There is faerie by her ear trying to keep her in check and letting her know that she need not forgo who she was. At the same time the Piper is in the upper right hand corner of the card with his penetratiing gaze, also trying to get through to her. The adolescent fey in the left hand corner is watchin her facial expression and sensing the resentment she carries. The crone at the bottom left hand corner does not quite seem to understand her resentment.
I think as we mature, our societal norms indicate that we have to change and act in certain ways that create a resentment and a void within us. To me this card says that we can be all of those things and do not need to give up who we trully are to conform to societal norms. There is a time and place for each aspect of ourselves, and we need to remain whole, not to fracture ourselves based on our age. Although the body ages, the soul remains the same. With more experience yes, with more responsibility yes, but does that mean we sacrifice who we are? no. This card tells me to nurture myself. If I am whole and emotionally healthy then I will have more to offer others. I am the Child, I am the Mother, I am the Crone. They are all a part of me and I love them.
To me this card is extremely personal and feminine. Not as in about a woman necessarily, but about the feminine side of all of us. In the center of the card she is the mother, watching her child on the bubble which to means a dream become reality (the bubble is the dream, the child the reality). Her little angel. But at the same time as she takes on the nurturing of a mother in time she beigns to miss the freedom of her youth. That is reflected by the sensual image of her and the wanning moon. There is faerie by her ear trying to keep her in check and letting her know that she need not forgo who she was. At the same time the Piper is in the upper right hand corner of the card with his penetratiing gaze, also trying to get through to her. The adolescent fey in the left hand corner is watchin her facial expression and sensing the resentment she carries. The crone at the bottom left hand corner does not quite seem to understand her resentment.
I think as we mature, our societal norms indicate that we have to change and act in certain ways that create a resentment and a void within us. To me this card says that we can be all of those things and do not need to give up who we trully are to conform to societal norms. There is a time and place for each aspect of ourselves, and we need to remain whole, not to fracture ourselves based on our age. Although the body ages, the soul remains the same. With more experience yes, with more responsibility yes, but does that mean we sacrifice who we are? no. This card tells me to nurture myself. If I am whole and emotionally healthy then I will have more to offer others. I am the Child, I am the Mother, I am the Crone. They are all a part of me and I love them.
heehee!