Parting the Mists

This is a potent card, though it looks calm and soothing. It indicates beginnings or endings, depending on how it fits you (or is drawn reversed in a traditional reading). So which is it for you?

This quote especially spoke to me: “Just as a plant or animal produces far more seeds than will every mature into a new being, so we as humans produce far more ideas than can ever be realized.” Picking what to focus on is incredibly hard as there is so much potential in each of us. Perhaps we need to slow down, take a moment, and figure out where is best to put our energy.

Blessings and Happy Sunday!

Fir Club Moss – Initiation, Beginnings, Power (also Letting Go, Ending)

Meaning: Size isn’t everything. If you have chosen this card, it may mean that something apparently small, and even insignificant, has entered your life, which may prove to be very powerful. Although it is a very small plant, Fir Club Moss is descended from the giants of the primeval forest that now supply our coal. The power and warmth that coal can bring is echoed in the way that moss can be used to start a fire in the wild. Choosing this card augurs well if you are starting a new project or relationship. Never be dismayed at humble beginnings – with patience, something that begins small or locally can grow to limits unimagined at the outset. The same principles hold true for spiritual initiation – taking the first step on a path may not necessarily give you dramatic mystical experiences at the outset, but in the beginning lies great power, and in time you may well look back and realize how much your life has changed because of this one, seemingly small act.

It is also possible that this card indicates that you are finally starting to see clearly. Until now your understanding or perspective on a situation has been impaired, perhaps through lack of emotional distance. But now its as if a veil has been drawn aside and an unmistakable clarity has emerged.

Flip Side Meaning: Fir Club Moss was traditionally used as an abortifacient. If you have chosen this card, it is possible that you should consider aborting a project before you incur any further outlay of time, energy, or money, or that this process has already occurred. Just as a plant or animal produces far more seeds than will every mature into a new being, so we as humans produce far more ideas than can ever be realized. It can be tough letting go of an idea or project but it is a necessary part of life. We can still grieve for what is not to be, even as we accept the advisability or inevitability of the event.

It is always important to gain an insight into a card’s potential meaning by considering the context of the reading and the card’s position in a spread. In certain situations, this card reversed may indicate that caution must be exercised at this moment to prevent the premature conclusion of an issue or project. In its early days a project needs nurturing, and too much exposure to criticism can be detrimental.

Druid Plant Oracle by authors Philip and Stephanie Carr-Gomm and artist Will Worthington