This morning as I was shuffling for my daily draw, the 10 of Pentacles flipped over. This is a card that has popped up for me several times of late, and for good reason!
10 of Pentacles is a card that brings to mind the family legacy, our material connection to our ancestors, the traditions we are raised with and that we sometimes pass down to our own children. This is a card known, depending on the circumstance, to represent marriage (the material manifestation of loving union), trust funds, home purchase, and financial comfort.
In this card image we see a happy-looking couple in a partial embrace, watching abundance flow down toward them in an azure waterfall. They look content, satisfied - their emotional satisfaction courses over the rich, earthy support structure of the rolling hills. They have everything that they need for economic stability and can truly enjoy the little things in life (like casually standing outside naked, for instance ;-).
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Navigators Tarot of the Mystic SEA
Julia Turk |
I have been considering what "home" means lately. To some degree I truly believe that home is where the heart is; it doesn't matter how ample your digs are, as long as they are enough. I feel at home in my current house with my husband and children. My heart is certainly there. I also feel, in a different way, that home is where my mother lives, several states away to the north. It's the house that I grew up in for many years, and it's the house I return to for visits and vacations. It becomes the anchor of the extended family, like the nest we never entirely abandon because the roots of our hearts are still connected to the foundation that is there. Now our children are spending time there with their grandparents, an entirely 10 of Pentacles affair. My mother sends me pictures of our daughter helping to make shortbread in the kitchen, of our oldest child taking the dog for a walk, of our little son making his bed in the room that belonged to his aunt so many years ago. There is cohesion and abundance in all of these things.
What is home to you?
Where is home?
Who is home to you?
How do you know that you've come home?
Today's card Ace of Vellels, water of life.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful! Lots of love.
DeleteThis is quite a jumpy deck isn't it? :D
ReplyDeleteYou are so lucky to still be able to visit the home where you grew up in. What a wonderful experience for you children to be able to play in the same surroundings their mother was a kid too. These are priceless treasures!
I love to be at home in my house with my girls and be who I truly am. No pretending, no masks, just me
This is most certainly a jumpy deck!!! I love it :) Yes, it's special for me that they can have the opportunity to connect with the "family home" in that way. It's so necessary to have a space, like you say, where we can be "us" in all our glory!
DeleteI really enjoyed this post. For me, home is where my daughter is. She is only three but watching her grow up really makes me treasure my time with her.
ReplyDeleteThanks, Felicia! I know just what you mean. If home is where the heart is, our hearts are so deeply connected to our children! They are really our homes, in so many ways :) Enjoy your little girl!
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