James Wells is a
Toronto-based Tarot Consultant, Reiki Master, weaver of rituals, and
workshop facilitator. His mission is to provide sacred space for soul
work and constructive feedback so that all may enjoy insight and
healing. He can be reached through his
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Here in Canada, we recently celebrated
Thanksgiving. This has inspired me to do a two-card reading on
gratitude with the Rider-Waite-Smith deck.
1) What is gratitude?
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ACE OF CUPS. Gratitude
is the desire to offer a portion of what we receive back to
the deep Source of All. It is a way of emptying ourselves in
order to receive our next level of blessing. This doesn't
necessarily mean that we say "thank you" with the unspoken
agenda of getting something back; but gratitude creates the
space for that to happen anyway. The dove carrying the Host
into the Chalice is sacramental - it reminds us that to offer
thanks is a holy act. |
2) Why should we be thankful?
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THE SUN. The Sun
makes me think of the actual sun which shines every day, and
which many of us take for granted. What if, somehow, it got
snuffed out? Life as we know it could not exist. If gratitude
is like the sun, then the reason we give thanks is because
it's essential to our well-being as individuals and as a
species. To be thankful renews us, revivifies us, and just
makes us feel good. It demonstrates that we enjoy life and it
makes giver(s) enthusiastic about giving more. |
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