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<\/a><\/p>\nIn response to two questions I pulled this card*.<\/p>\n
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- How shall I live my life today?<\/li>\n
- How can I improve my daily life?<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
Stumbled a bit the first time I encountered this card. What is a woodward, anyhow? Found this by Google’s Gemini:<\/p>\n
It is an English surname and male given name with the meaning “forester” or “wood-keeper”.<\/mark><\/span>Historically, a “woodward” was a medieval forest officer who patrolled and protected forests. Gemini<\/span><\/p>\n
I’ve been a bit down since the hernia\/testicle incident on Monday and my subsequent visit to the doctor on Tuesday. An ultrasound will clarify things, but that’s not scheduled yet.<\/p>\n
In the angst of the pain, the uncertainty-was it appendicitis, a kidney stone?-my equilibrium took a hit. Hernia was a softer possibility, but something with my totally useless testicles? Come on.<\/p>\n
Dark thoughts floated by. Well, good. Maybe this will just kill me. Enough. This is too much. Something else? Now? I don’t want it. Leave my body alone!<\/p>\n
So. I enhanced my question with the word improve. Pulled the Woodward again. OK. Now I’m listening.<\/p>\n
“The Woodward draws its power from the natural world, symbolizing renewal and resilience.” That’s what I needed to hear. Shadow and Artemis. My back yard. Shadow and Black Mountains. The Wild Neighbors. Fawns, calves, kits, and cubs.<\/span><\/p>\n
A moment of resilience when the Wild community repopulates itself. Flowers, Trees, Grasses go to Seed. Fawns, calves, kits, and cubs. Small yellow Flowers on my Tomato plants. Yes. I’m part of this, too. Renewing myself, my life. My resilience.<\/span><\/p>\n
Being a Woodward for my own soul.<\/p>\n
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<\/a><\/p>\n*Here is an expansion of the card’s significance:<\/p>\n
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- \n\n\n\nCourage and Inner Strength:<\/strong><\/span><\/div>\nThe Woodward signifies the ability to find courage within oneself, even when facing difficult or painful situations.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n
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\n\n\nFacing Unavoidable Truths:<\/strong><\/span><\/div>\nIt can indicate the need to confront a difficult truth or person that cannot be overcome through physical or emotional force.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n- \n
\n\n\nResolute Strength:<\/strong><\/span><\/div>\nThe card emphasizes a calm, steadfast strength that comes from within, allowing one to stand their ground and persevere.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n- \n
\n\n\nNature’s Power:<\/strong><\/span><\/div>\nThe Woodward draws its power from the natural world, symbolizing renewal and resilience.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n- \n
\n\n\nBeyond Physical Strength:<\/strong><\/span><\/div>\nUnlike the traditional Strength card, which often depicts taming a lion, the Woodward emphasizes a different aspect of strength \u2013 the ability to stand firm and find inner resolve.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n- \n
\n\n\nTaming Beasts:<\/strong><\/span><\/div>\nThe card’s imagery of a hunter taming beasts, with the help of a lynx and an eagle, further emphasizes this concept of finding strength to overcome challenges,<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\npartingthemists<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Summer and the Greenhouse Moon II In response to two questions I pulled this card*. How shall I live my life today? How can I improve my daily life? Stumbled a bit the first time I encountered this card. What is a woodward, anyhow? Found this by Google’s Gemini: It is an English surname … Continue reading Bonus Post: The Woodward<\/span>
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