Parting the Mists

I did a double-take when this card popped up today. At a time when people are coming together to protect reproductive and other rights that are being taken away, this is the time for women of all kinds to come together and show their power. The Madre cards are all nourishing in nature, but Madre of Earth is perfect for building community and healing.

Blessings,

Thistle

Madre of Earth – Creosote

Be a guardian of the wild places; build circles of women; share the medicine

A woman travels deep into a canyon surrounded by the scrub plants of the Sonoran Desert. A large, dancing rock towers before her, a flat mesa sturdy behind it. Before collecting medicine, she makes an offering to the land. She raises a clay bowl full of creosote flowers to the sun and sings a song of gratitude.

Meaning: Madre of Earth provides for herself and her community. Like the creosote bush, she creates many remedies. She honors the land as she gathers medicine. She is in good health and inspires others to the same with her grounded daily rituals. She know creosote bush thrives in depleted soil where other plants cannot. She too is considered a survivor because of her ability to grow strong. As a true guardian of the place, she learns from creosote, the mother of all plants, how to enhance the lives of generations beyond her lifetime. She steadily supports her people as well as the animals and plants of the region. Embrace your quiet nature; it is the foundation of grace.

Crafting with the Madre of Earth:

• Empower future generations: lead a medicine walk in your community.
• Protect wild spaces: make an offering to the land in the form of a mandala.
• Share the medicine: make creosote salve and give it away to everyone.

The Herbcrafter’s Tarot by author Latisha Guthrie and artist Joanna Powell Colbert