past}present}future: The Devil & Lobelia
Dancing with your shadow, showing yourself in
I was so happy when Remy texted me that she wanted to do the Devil card this month for Tarot Club. I texted back: ‘The misunderstood kinkster that just wants to eat chocolate ice cream for breakfast, they mean no harm.’
As a Capricorn, I have to admit I am also somewhat biased because the Devil is our card which I love for us because we have such a bad rap.
The Devil illuminates the path before us that extends beyond the body which is a different kind of light, almost like learning to see in the dark - using the sensorial spectrum to know where and how to step and also negotiating the boundaries of surrender to understand our chains.
Our plant comrade this month, Lobelia is a new one for me so I am excited to learn more but from a tiny bit of research, I have come to learn it has been known to be good for depression and smoking cessation which then leads me to thinking about the larger issue and affects of addiction and mental illness which seems to be a more consistent and glaring theme of late unfortunately.
The connection between the two feels very grounded in thinking about releasing false narratives by acknowledging the power we give them, appeasing people that don’t really care about us beyond their own needs and not advocating and prioritizing our own financial well being.
I am excited to do the spread tonight.
TAROT CLUB at GOODWITCH is tonight. In person in Hudson or Virtual
Link here to Register. xx