Last week, we took a first look at the 4 Directions spread, one of my favorite and most used spreads. Next week, we'll take a second look and deepen that conversation. I meant to do so this week, but so many other things have been coming up that it feels appropriate to take a pause and draw a card instead. There's a lot of rough news out there today. The holidaze is upon us. Let's just do a little draw to support us keeping our heads and taking good care of ourselves and each other.
The King of Arrows watches from his perch, and moves with rainbow clarity of mind and purpose into the water, under the water, catching his prey and returning to his perch.
Kingfisher asks us to consider: How do I move between airy and watery realms? What can I learn from this figure about purposefully bringing the sharp discernment of my intellect into play with my emotions?
This could look like maintaining one's calm and reason when someone is blasting you with their emotion.
This could look like a mindfulness practice, creating little rituals or moments of witnessing from your perch, from within your busy day, and honing your focus.
This could look like remembering to take a break from all the feelings, pausing to take deep breaths, consider what you need in this very moment, having a snack, and using whatever support systems you have in place, before diving back into the depths.
This could look like initiating a dreamwork practice, beginning to write down patches of remembered adventures as you break the surface of sleep, bringing something back with you as you come into your waking mind for the day.
How does your mentality support your emotionality? What tools or tricks do you lean on when you need a little more Air in your Water World?
Whatever they are, use them well this week -
Kaeti
Kaeti is a therapist, teacher, and dreamer based in Long Beach, California. All of her work (and play!) is interested in dismantling intersections of oppression and breathing magic and radical healing into all the daily corners of her life, into all the spaces of community she helps weave.