Parting the Mists

Morning! We haven’t seen this card in a while, but it’s a good one that calls on us to not approach changing our habits or life in a negative or ascetic way but by bringing in more of the good stuff to push out the bad. Hope you all have a great week!

GARLIC – PURIFICATION, FLAVOR, THE EXOTIC

MEANING: Garlic has the ability to flavor food deliciously, as well as being a powerful antiseptic and antibiotic. The combined qualities of purification and flavoring are surprising and unusual. Selecting this card may indicate a need to consider how you can purify and strengthen an aspect of your life without introducing any element of sterility. Often, when we feel the need for change, we envisage removing things from our life – and this may be the right course to take – but consider first whether there is something you can add to your life that will naturally replace that which is bothering you, without you needing to exert any effort in eliminating it.

Or, maybe it’s time to introduce something new into your life; something that in the past you had considered too exotic or unconventional, but which now is starting to attract you.

In Druidry, Garlic is considered a magically protective plant. Life can present all kinds of stresses and problems. So, this card can also indicate that you are feeling vulnerable or in need of protection. It is important for you to know that your soul is an indissoluble part of the strongest force in the world, called, variously, Spirit or God or Goddess. But in your present circumstances you may need to find a way to protect yourself that is appropriate for your situation; it may be time for you to swallow your pride or sense of isolation and reach out to friends, a counselor or an organization that exists to help people in just your predicament.

The card may also suggest that in any psychic work you are doing, you need to pay attention to the level of magical protection you invoke – perhaps being more careful of your boundaries and exerting more discrimination in relation to any communication you receive.

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