There is a time to work alone, and a time to join and raise power with others – this is that time, dear one. It is time to make a pilgrimage with like-minded others to a sacred place with a goal – this place could be near or far, but it must be a place which holds the enchantments of the in-between. You must step beyond the everyday and become a part of the powers of the otherworld for a time, in order to bring more magic through to the everyday world in which you reside. When you do this, be it alone or with others, you will be returning the light to the world, reminding others of the power of hope, and restoring a sense of the sacred to your own self. It is time to bring the light back to the world and to offer it up for others to make use of, however they wish. It is time for you to undertake this pilgrimage and to step away from the structure of the everyday, from all things that seem to define us, and become what divines us – what makes us closer again to our true spirit.
Light a candle, go to a temple, visit a grove, a sacred pool, a quiet place where the Divine whispers through the trees, and with grace, humility, and awareness, make your offering to the great spirits all about us. When you do this, the borders and barriers between the world of magic and the ordinary world will thin until they vanish, and in one beautiful expanse of time, all will be one, all will be beautiful, and all will be as it truly is, once again. Let there be listening and reverence and quietness in your footsteps. Let your sense of self fall away, and let the otherworld speak to you, so that you become once again part of the light of the world and ease the suffering of all of those who have fallen into the traps of lost hope, denial of Spirit, and forgotten wisdom. Bring it back, bright soul, with the simple ritual you now will make. And when you do this, the Kitsune will be with you, invisible as air, as present as the scent of flowers, as real as the blessed earth, herself.
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Sleep no more, soul child. The time for rest is done – and now you are awakened to action by the great golden Dragon of the Day, ancient friend to the Kitsune. In the realms unseen by most humans, forgotten by nearly all humans, there are great dragons who stand at the edge of the day’s birth and death, helping all within the realm to arise and awaken to the blessings of each day. The great golden dragon within this card heralds the awakening of the day – and when this card comes to you, you know you are being called to arise and awaken to a new day within your life. You are called to awaken to your own belief and your own knowledge, to the truth of your own soul, and to rise ip and embrace it all – to know your worth and your beauty and to shine it out through the day before you.
Treat this as a new time, even when it contains old stories, as it is still a great and beautiful opportunity to take all that is within you and make the very most of all that is. When this card comes to you, it is a reminder, too, that there are parts of you which are asleep or resting – dormant and under-loved, under-lived – and they must now be awakened. Think now, Seeker, on the dreams and wishes you sent to sleep over the years. Let them now gently awaken, one by one, as the days before you unfold, so that they come to life again, not as dreams and ideas any longer, but as events and experiences that become your life. Awaken to your power. Awaken your sleeping soul. And arise like this great Dragon of the Day and call out to the world that you are coming into it this day, fearlessly, ready to live fully and embrace the adventures of this gift called life.
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There are times to be active and to walk into the day and be present and a part of all that is. But this is not that time. For coming to you now is the Dragon of the Night, the one who shares the energy of rest and recuperation with all the denizens of the Kitsune realm. For although there are Kitsune who walk by night, who intertwine with you dreams to teach and explore, there are those who must truly allow themselves to be at rest, without resistance, once the stars reach their highest point. And this time is here for you now. Take a step back and consider ways in which to restore your energy levels. Create a sleeping space which is designed to maximize a truly nourishing sleep experience. Reduce the light – even the moonlight – which can enter and give yourself over to the darkness as your blessed eyes close and the sun’s eye dims for a time.
In this way, you will feel stronger, calmer, more alive and ready for all that the waking hours bring. Without this rest, you will fee stretched and thin of aspect and temper, fraying around the edges, until such time as you can rest once again. Take time to establish a routine, exclude the light from radiant devices from your space, establish a prayerful, soulful ritual that will slowly ease you into the in-between world of sleep. Within your waking life, too, take a moment to step back and see how you can create a restful approach to all that takes place. This is not the time for effort, for reaching, but for cultivation of calm and creative space within your life. Force nothing, allow space for doing barely a thing at all, except creating energy and experiences which feed your every cell, your every living moment.
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