[Herbal_Witches_Cauldron] The Daily Draw

Today's Draw: The Gatemaker of Bells from the Ironwingtarot in the Answer position from the Deck of 1000 Spreads (the deck everytarotist wants for Christmas). Do you feel like you're spinning your wheels onsome matter or another? Does it feel like you're in a fog where progress can'tbe made? Are you doing enough to reach your goals?

Each morning aftereveryone is fed and I have coffee in hand, the dogs look up at me expectantly.They want to go outside for the second time of the morning, but only if it'swith me. If I don't join them, they want back in. I don't know why I make adifference since they pretty much ignore me when I'm out there. But they wantme with them. No matter how cold it is.

So we were out there this morning and I noticed my bearded irises were alreadypeeking out of the ground. They won't bloom until April or May, so it was alittle worrisome for me. But then again, I worry every year when the springbulbs seem to poke through the earth way too early. So I kind of shrugged itoff until I got today's card.

The book for this deck has this to say about this card—"she seems to beasleep or lost in thought, but she is always growing." So that kind ofreassured me that my irises aren't growing too early. They're always growing.Even before they break through the earth. And it also reminded me that humansdo the same thing, too.

Sometimes it gets frustrating waiting and working toward that "breakthrough moment" when the wheels really start turning toward our desiredgoal. It may feel like we're not making progress. It might feel like we're notdoing anything. Or not doing enough. It may even feel like we're never going tosee the light of day. Then one day we break through. At just the right time toensure us the best success. Like the iris and all the other spring bulbs,nothing ever really came to a standstill. Each moment, active or not, seen andunseen, was necessary to the process and contributed to the growth.

Personally I feel stuck in regard to a couple of matters in my life and I'vebeen wondering what to do to break through this. If you feel similarly, todaysdraw comes to remind us of the innate wisdom that simmers beneath the surfaceof nature, life and the universe. You're doing enough. And this period ofperceived non-growth is just that...a perception and not a reality. So keep ondoing what you're doing (or not doing) and things will progress again when it'stime. This period of stasis is integral to your future growth.