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Tarot Tuesday

(Left) Divine Feminine Oracle by Meggan Watterson, art by Lisbeth Cheever Gessaman. (Right) Goddesses, Gods & Guardians Oracle by Sophie Bashford, art by Hillary Wilson. I Speak My Truth candle by ADORAtherapy, Asheville.

Unlike a few weeks ago when I staged three images of the goddess Kali Ma for a Tarot Tuesday, these two Amaterasu cards came up separately in readings on consecutive days. When I get repeats like that, it means “take notice.”

Normally, I keep my personal readings separate from the ones I do for the collective. But in this case, having Amaterasu show up in both indicated to me that an important message was being delivered. (After all, I am part of the collective, and we are all One, yes?)

It’s not uncommon to get different variations on the stories and myths behind the ancient deities. Not only do many of the gods and goddesses show up in different cultures (sometimes with different names), but the stories we typically read today are the interpretations of o…