BORN WITH A GIFT: You, dear one, have been given something beyond price, rare and treasured and magickal beyond compare. This is the gift of true treasure, an egg of knowledge, within which is sealed thousands of memories and messages from the wise ravens. When this card comes to you, know that you are being given the gift of time to be used wisely and the gift of knowledge and wisdom to be applied, and that you are being asked to treasure this and to no longer consider your gifts to be less than those of others.
You are a keeper of the treasures, and your words and your thoughts and the energies which you will now share with the world are multiplying and gathering power in every moment. You have thought of yourself as small – yet you are immense in influence. You have thought of yourself as insignificant – and yet you have powers that can be shared and used for good, for all time. And you have thought of yourself as unworthy – and yet you have been given the gift of the raven’s treasure, and the ravens are amongst the most intelligent and wise of the flying ones.
Know now that you are the caretaker of this bright gift of your life, and begin to release the treasures that you have been holding so tight. Believe in your own worthiness and begin to share what you have with others. You are prosperous, and the more that you give and share and offer, the gifts that return to you will prove to you that you are gifted with a true prosperity, a lasting wealth, and the ability to recall and remember the gifts of time. Most of all, dear one, no longer waste your time. Enter into the treasure of this gift immediately – no more hesitation. And when it comes to you, as it will, share.
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THE RICHNESS WITHIN: Each of us has worlds within us, ideas that swirl and dance, thoughts of depth and beauty, feelings about events in our lives, and in the life of the world, which often are never born into the world that lies beyond the border of the self. There are feelings deemed too strong, to sad, too difficult for others to hear. We do not want to be rejected or thought ill of, so we keep so much within. It is within our private moments that we can explore these ideas, let them be free, and see what can come of them.
This card is a sign to give some of the beautiful wealth of ideas and thoughts, all the words and feelings unspoken, their freedom at last. For with you now is a safe place, akin to this place where a Kitsune, in the form of a girl, allows her own creative and deep thoughts their release. And as they tumble about in their newfound freedom, she will find that they have purpose and value, meaning and life beyond that of her mind. Likewise, you too, Seeker, will now find a safe place to release, expand, share and wonder out loud. And although there will be sadness, and there will be feelings that so many others avoid, it is time for you to allow these feelings their moment to grow outside of yourself. All that you have held within is no longer taboo, no longer forbidden. It is part of the rich path of our humanity. And you are encouraged now to find a safe place, a safe friend, a nourishing place and environment, to speak the many wonders that lie within you into the world, and in so doing, enrich it beyond measure.
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TENDING THE FUTURE: ‘Tis time now, Beloved One, to tend to the future and to what will come, for there is a tender and vulnerable possibility, which is in the process of being nurtured into the next stage of its maturity. Find the way to protect this sweet, young and lovely hope, and take care of it well, so well that it will come into life at a stage closer than you think possible. It is your job now to garden your own hopes – and to allow the most fragile of beginnings to have enough of your care that it will make it through to the next stage. Prepare and plan, consider and contemplate, and do the hardest work yourself.
The Kitsune who walk with you at this time urge you to become the very spirit of the green, and they will work with you, walk with you, and whisper to you of all the things that need to be done, that only you can do. This tending of the future will make the present purposeful and fill it with devotion and richness, and the emotional qualities you bring to this time of preparation will be the very feelings that bloom the brightest once this dream has flowered.
So, prune what must be reduced. Clear the earth of weeds and enrich the soil. Change poor habits that steal time and energy from you with no reward. Make a promise to devote time to yourself, and to learn, and to finally see the seeds you plant erupt into green life, searching for the sun. You will have success, friend, so say the Kitsune. But it will be due to the tending, the caring, the learning, the moments you give, the choices you make now. Here comes the future – make this present moment feed the very best version of what will come to you.
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