Well, here we have a lovely autumn day, a wee bit of rain, but that's to be expected in the Fall, and a picnic with Mabon and Modron, the God and Goddess of the harvest and the guardians of personal transformation. Mabon, the Emperor, brought fruit salad--see him standing beneath the Tree of Life, which bears apples, grapes, and all kinds of other good autumnal fruits, from some of which he also crafted the mead he brewed for us to sip. He is welcoming us to his beautiful forest, where the autumn leaves are changing, and inviting us to sit and sip some mead and enjoy the fruits of his labors, as well as collecting, surveying, and applying the fruits of our own.
And there with him is our lovely Empress, the great Mother Modron, just coming off the moon-barge that has carried her into the sea where she has caught our fish, crabs, lobsters and all the other delights of our seafood salad to complete the meal. The all-seeing eye and the snake wrapped comfortably around her arm are there to remind us that after we enjoy and digest this autumnal feast, we will also be transformed, in many unique and positive ways, creating our own inner feast of our deep and sacred Self. Use this time of year, and the guidance of the Great Mother, to see within the Self, change the skin while keeping the essence, and become more than one was the prior years. But for now, there's seafood salad, fruit salad, and fresh mead, and the Empress and Emperor to host and entertain us. Let's eat!
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A beautiful, poignant contemplation on The Empress and Emperor! Thank you! <3
ReplyDeleteLoved this combination so much!
ReplyDeleteWhat deck are these cards from?
ReplyDeleteHaindl Tarot! I always love its images. Great descriptions of the cards in relation to our theme!
ReplyDeleteYes, great deck art, and I was wondering if someone would bring in Mabon and Modron to the foodie party. Thanks, Aisling!
ReplyDeleteHmm a nice seafood salad...
ReplyDeleteNice post Aisling!
The Empress and Emperor, Modron and Mabon...as it happens, I'm representing the Lady of the Harvest at our Mabon ceremony this afternoon - no seafood for us, but I'll be bringing apples and blackberries, while the Lord will be offering apple juice!
ReplyDeleteMmmm. I love seafood, especially crustaceans, though not mussels or oysters (sea snot, Terry Pratchett calls them LOL).
ReplyDeleteFood in all its aspects embodies transformation :)
ReplyDeleteEvery time I see Haindl images it reminds me of how much I love this deck! This is a particularly beautiful Empress, and I wholeheartedly support the mead (in fact I might go grab a goblet as soon as I publish this comment!!).
ReplyDeleteThis is how I imagine the role of the Man and a Woman in a relationship, as well! Nice interpretation, it made me feel myself there at the scenes! :)
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