External theme for the day:
10 of Coins
A sturdy gate covered in gold coins is opened tho show a large estate surrounded by lush mature trees. Mountains are seen in the distance and the light of the sun indicates that this is sunset.
Established homelife and legacies, particularly of the material sort. For certain, my day today has been about 'estate management'... the plumber finally showed up after three days of waiting, I needed to run out and do some errands, my daughter's fiance sold his truck so there were people over looking at that, and then there were a whole lot of dishes and laundry to start now that the water's usable again.
The bit about legacy, though... reminds me of this house, even though it's not my house, we do live in a house that has some history on it.. It's a good little house that has some problems (the kind that mean I'd never ever buy it, but am okay with renting it) - cracks in the foundation, settling that is one day going to be a the death of it. It's like a creaky woman with arthritis, a bit bent, but with character. It's a lot like my, in fact and living here happily means accepting its frailties and noticing its strengths. It means appreciating its eccentricities. We moved here from a very large house pre-divorce that, because of all the drama and tension that occupied our time there, never ever felt like home. I'm not sure I entirely feel like this is home yet, either... but this house and I, we're starting to understand one another, and I think we're starting to develop some history together.
Internal spiritual response: 7 of Staves
A man holds a leafy staff in front of him warding off six other staves - behind the row of staves, a fire breathing dragon seems to be preparing to attack, while fire and smoke swirls around. Behind the man there is a rocky hill that looks as if it's on fire (a volcano?) and a white sun in the blue sky seems to be creating a halo around the man's head.
Slaying dragons, eh? This card speaks of needing to protect my home from danger - today, my plumber finally showed up to slay one dragon, but I need to look at what other dangers I need to hold off - in realizing what this house's frailties are, I need to be a warrior about looking after it. In being protective about taking care of it, I commit to it..and in committing to it, I begin the process of claiming it as my home, not just a place to park my family and my stuff.
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