A TIME TO WALK ALONE: There is such sadness in misunderstanding. But know now that it will only last a season. When we share who we truly are with others, and especially with those we love, there are few things more harsh than a lack of acceptance, or a misunderstanding due to ignorance, fear or the failure to truly listen. When this card comes to you, there may be a sense that you have attempted to reveal who you are, the witch within, and she has been met with disbelief and scepticism. It is, of course, as it should be, that others are free to react as they do. And if we were without any of the humanity that we are here to learn, it would matter little. But to you, it has mattered, and there is a sense of rejection and abandonment that comes with this card, just as this witch has been cast forth from her own people, as they have feared and been taught to reject people like her.
Know that there are many people in this world who feel that there is only one way to the Divine, and they have embraced fearful dogma, as it is simpler and seemingly safer than walking the hard road of authenticity and commitment to our magickal path. Know that this time will pass and soon, there will be breakthroughs and friendships that emerge from true understanding. The sense of walking alone in a world growing colder will not last – and in time, you will know that the separation that took place was in so many ways a bright blessing. For you are meant to discover, and you need the space, the time, and the opportunities to become who you are truly meant to be. You are not lost – you are wandering, and as you do, you will come upon the path you are meant to tread. Till that time, the Kitsune will walk with you, so you are never alone.
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MAKE A WISH: Now is the time to stop all you are doing and take a moment to deeply, creatively, fervently imagine what it is you would most like to bring to life within your world. Dare to dream and to wish and to know what it is that you want. For if you do not define it for yourself, dear one, you can be sure that you will be as a leaf in a stream, and you will be taken in the direction and towards the outcomes that others decide for you. Now is the time to take your own destiny back into your own hands and make a wish – just as you did when you believed, when you were a child, before the world of adults and their jaded practicality made you shrink into yourself, only asking for a little, in order to avoid disappointment. This dragon friend of the Kitsune has opened the gates for you now, friend, and in this moment, this dragon invites you to make a wish. To be daring in your wish. To go back into the true heart of yourself and peel back the layers until you find the dream that your most authentic self has kept alive for you. And bring it forth now.
Do not diminish yourself, dear one – for there are a thousand others in the world who will line up to stunt your passions. Be your own hero – and stand beside yourself and make a wish, now, in this moment, for this cosmic gateway will not stay open forever. And be, dear one, as the grail, turned upwards, ready to receive. For even the most holy of vessels cannot hold blessings unless it is upright. Be receptive, and believe in your own good fortune and this moment of blessing, and do not delay in sending your wish forth into the golden heart of the great and mysterious Universe, who in this moment, is allied with your energy.
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FOXFIRE: At this moment, there is confusion over which direction to take. There are decisions which need to be made, but at this stage, there is no sense that one way will be the ‘right’ way. Amidst this inertia and inability to choose comes this Kitsune, wielding with it the luminous power of Foxfire. With this magickal flame, worries and concerns can be burned away, and the dark road ahead, upon which you have been stumbling, falling, hurting yourself, and becoming lost, will now be lit with the bright fire. This Kitsune knows you have been lost and will take you forward with a long, bright chain of fire, stretching into the distance. But first, like the fox, you must find your courage, and begin to walk forward into the fire around you. In this way, there will be no flame that can burn you. There will be no harm or regret, but simply the act of movement in the direction of the flame, which will provide you with all you need to know at this time.
Let yourself see clearly, the flames dancing and the road to dance upon. See, clearly, that movement itself will save you from the despair which has led to the sense of futility and loss. And know that this Kitsune’s role is to help you now, and to see you through till that clear path is fully opened and bright, and you can find your way on your own, once again. And with that ability, your passion and desire for life, your daily rejoicing in simply being here, will return, too. The negativity will be burned away until all that remains is the hope and the courage and the passion, once again. Trust the fires of the fox. And begin to step into the bright heart of the flame.