Today we are working with a new deck, The Herbcrafter’s Tarot, and I’m enjoying it quite a bit though I still have much to learn and sense with the deck.
Cedar, here representing The Chariot, is a quietly beautiful card – cedar is strong in many ways: aromatherapy, ability to spread and grow easily, used as a smudge to cleanse, and more. However, it is also a soft and flexible wood. These traits make it a sound representative for how we should all try to move forward.
Blessings!
The Chariot – Cedar
Move forward with confidence; be disciplined yet flexible in your pursuits; and embody the journey
A mandala lies on a dark forest floor. A cedar branch stripped of its needles forms the shape of roots, while another, fuller one makes the shape of a tree canopy. The two stems come together to create a trunk. Cones encircle the tree. The mandala is framed by lush boughs above and below. A starlit sky casts an aura around the tree.
Meaning: Life is a forward-moving gift. embark on a deeper quest; learn from ancient wisdom and forge a new path. Cedar is both a spiritual vessel used in sacred ceremony and a literal vessel when it is used for making canoes. Like strong, flexible cedar roots finding their way through the forest, be determined and opportunistic. Travel between the worlds of heaven and earth. Bring the knowledge of spirit and soul into the body just as the cedar trunk contains the stories of the earth. Have faith in the experience. It is not the triumph but the journey that leads to mastery.
Crafting with the Chariot:
Encounter cedar in the wild; ask for guidance. Carry a small leaf in your pocket for courage.
Practice discipline and flexibility; learn to harvest cedar honorably, with ceremony and intention.
Journey into the spiritual realms with a cedar steam or cedar smudge.
The Herbcrafter’s Tarot by artists Joanna Powell Colbert and author Latisha Guthrie
Parting the Mists 
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