Sorry, I had to highlight a word little used in this card’s description! Dross can mean several things, such as waste, impurities, or something that is trivial or inferior. There’s a lot of stuff like that thrown at us on a daily basis, so it can be difficult to cut that down in our lives to focus on what we really need. But transformation lies there if we can do it.
Blessings!
Thistle
SPIRIT KEEPER OF THE WEST
MEANING: Transformation. Letting go of the old. Initiation and illumination. Harvest. Gather your inner resources. If it doesn’t feel right, don’t go ahead. Trust your heart. Chaos comes out of turmoil; don’t be concerned if there’s confusion in your life. It will all work out.
NATIVE SPIRIT WISDOM: In the medicine wheel, the west is the direction that symbolizes the fiery setting sun, autumn, the waning moon and the time of harvest, and the tumultuous years of teenagers in the human cycle. Out of the chaos arise illumination and transformation. In order for the new to ignite in your life, it’s necessary to let go of the old. Sweep away the debris. The Spirit Keeper of the West reminds us to slow down our rapid growth – and harvest what we have attained. In the autumn, leaves are burned to make way for new growth. Release the dross in your life to make way for new growth.
THE JOURNEY: Stand facing the west and the setting sun. Imagine that all limitations and blockages in your life are flowing from your heart into the sun; as the sun sets, it carries with it your cares and concerns to be transformed by its purifying energy.
Native Spirit Oracle by author Denise Linn and artist Charles McStravick
Parting the Mists 
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