Post by Lady Anastasia on May 5, 2008 19:43:38 GMT -5
Goose- Geadh: Vigilance, Parenthood, Productive Power
Drawn upright, this card may indicate that you are ready to take on the responsibilities of raising a family, or of committing yourself to a long-term partnership.
Geadh brings creative and productive power. It allows you to open to this power, secure in the knowledge that your relationship or family or working partnership will provide a stable environment to act as a crucible for your creativity.
Raising children is one of the most joyful and worthwhile activities we can undertake, and the goose, with its strong attachment to its family, combined with its ability to fly extraordinarily high from one continent to another, shows us that it is possible to be both grounded and spiritual in our daily lives.
Reversed- this card may indicate that you need to be aware of being overly concerned about your rights, possessions or territory.
You may not need to strut and hiss quite so much, and you may not need to be so possessive of your partner. Many geese mate for life, but not all humans do, and in the end staying together may not be in your best interests. If the relationship is really to last it will thrive on mutual respect and freedom, rather than jealousy and possessiveness.
The ancient Celts kept geese for their eggs rather than their flesh. They knew it was better to keep the goose alive and productive, rather than destroying its productive capacity by eating it. They kept sheep in the same way- for their wool and milk rather than their meat.
That lesson for us is that if we want to ensure our productive power, our capacity for creativity, we must look after ourselves.
To make sure that the goose keeps laying the golden eggs, we must keep the goose alive- well fed, well rested, and well exercised.
-Irish tenth century[/i]
Drawn upright, this card may indicate that you are ready to take on the responsibilities of raising a family, or of committing yourself to a long-term partnership.
Geadh brings creative and productive power. It allows you to open to this power, secure in the knowledge that your relationship or family or working partnership will provide a stable environment to act as a crucible for your creativity.
Raising children is one of the most joyful and worthwhile activities we can undertake, and the goose, with its strong attachment to its family, combined with its ability to fly extraordinarily high from one continent to another, shows us that it is possible to be both grounded and spiritual in our daily lives.
Reversed- this card may indicate that you need to be aware of being overly concerned about your rights, possessions or territory.
You may not need to strut and hiss quite so much, and you may not need to be so possessive of your partner. Many geese mate for life, but not all humans do, and in the end staying together may not be in your best interests. If the relationship is really to last it will thrive on mutual respect and freedom, rather than jealousy and possessiveness.
The ancient Celts kept geese for their eggs rather than their flesh. They knew it was better to keep the goose alive and productive, rather than destroying its productive capacity by eating it. They kept sheep in the same way- for their wool and milk rather than their meat.
That lesson for us is that if we want to ensure our productive power, our capacity for creativity, we must look after ourselves.
To make sure that the goose keeps laying the golden eggs, we must keep the goose alive- well fed, well rested, and well exercised.
Swarms of bees, beetles, soft music of the world, a gentle humming; wild geese, barnacle geese, shortly before All Hallows, music of the dark torrent
-Irish tenth century[/i]