Today I drew…

The Star

What I Read…

The Star is one of those cards everyone loves. In every deck, it is usually the most beautiful. It suggests the peace and harmony of its meaning. There is nothing negative about this card, but I think there is a trick to it. Whatever hope, healing, or future it offers, the reader must remember that it might not be immediate. This is a soft card, and like Aquarius, its vision is for tomorrow, not today. That's not to say that it offers no concrete benefits; it is a card that predicts unexpected help, but that help is only the first step. The star only reveals the future. It is up to the Querent to find his way to that future.

What it showed me…

To a lay man the beautiful but naked woman emptying her urns into the pond may seem a sad picture. Solitary, with no company she attempts the futile task of filling up the pond with water from earthen urns. “Foolish”, some may say, others may call her “mad”. But on closer observation, The Star reveals a different story. Eight bright stars, all eight-pointed are shining bright in the sky. A song bird in the distance sings a lovely note to keep the lady from feeling tired. The green tree upon which the bird is perched beckons her to rest in its shad when she is tired. Little red flowers have sprouted around the pond where she has spilt water from her urns.

The card is a card of hope after great sorrow. May a time we are born to endure great sorrow. Our life seems worthless and we find ourselves completely alone in whatever endeavor we undertake. Lonely and tired we ask ourselves “Why”, “Do I not deserve company?” What we forget is that we are never truly alone. All of nature is witness to our life, our endeavors and our struggles. No work is completely futile. Some little flowers are to blossom and that it why I am destined to water the pond. My suffering and pain also is Karma. The eight pointed stars suggest Fate. I call it the fruits of one’s past deeds. All of Nature and the Goddess who lives in Nature live every moment with me. She created the songbird, the tree the stars to give me strength, to give me hope and faith to live my life.

28th July 2009