Love, what would you have me know today about being seen? (thank you for such a potent prompt
)
Love: Hello, my intrepid, always curious one. You know why you came out of your mother with eyes wide open? Because you could already see Me. We emerged together - you and I. And together we were seen — yes, eyes wide with wonder — and we saw the seeing.
I know that sometimes the thought of being seen — like really seen and known — makes your stomach crawl. This is because on some of the many adventures we’ve had, you’ve let others (shadows really) convince you that I’m not real. That its dangerous to be earnest, with eyes and heart wide open to the world… and that is simply not true.
Life involves risk, yes. But if you’re risking hiding out of fear - that will get you nothing but more fear. If you’re risking being open to Love, being open to me… well then. You will find me in the most delightfully unexpected places.
Release the white knuckled grip my dear. Let go. I’ve got you. We have adventures waiting for us.
— Love, Love. xoxo
A follow up question for Love:
Okay but what if it doesn’t work? What if I put myself out there and I get burned at the stake?
Love: I think as you wrote those words down, you felt fears of some of your ancestors coming through, yeah? You’re hearing the fearful voices of ancestors who were burned at the stake, drowned… bodily harmed for their essence and their magic. You felt their fear.
And, my darling, fear is still fear no matter how far back it comes from.
Don’t let yourself lose me.
It is safe to be seen.
xoxo, Love
The Message: The Emperor Card
I am not afraid to occupy the space that is meant for me.
The medicine of the Emperor card is all about a strong vessel - strong containment for all the magic that you bring to the world. Healing cannot be sustained without a strong container, and that is exactly what the Emperor brings.
The Emperor represents how you create boundaries and structure in your life, the kind that you need to survive and to thrive. The Emperor wants to build loving and supportive structures in which you can live in safety and protection. It’s not about opening all the doors to your house and letting every stranger in. That’s neither safe nor wise. It’s about knowing your boundaries so that you can safely express and be seen while having a structure to protect you when things get wobbly.
You can think of the Emperor like a lovingly cultivated garden or a well-tended field. Harmful visitors are kept at bay, so that the plants within can thrive. The Emperor doesn’t want you to put up walls so high that no one can ever get in again. This card is actually asking you to put intention and care into your growth and expansion. The Emperor understands the value of growing where you are, of nurturing what you have, of tending to what is present. And slowly, carefully - over time, growing and expanding yourself and your accomplishments.
When the Emperor appears in a reading, you are being invited to think about your relationship with power and control, with sovereignty and responsibilities. This card invites you to step into your power, to advocate for yourself, and to internalize the knowledge that you deserve to take up space.
This card wants you to check in with your own definitions of achievement and success. What is your goal? Where are you spending your energy and why? This card is about helping you to use your energy effectively, intentionally… so that you’re not running yourself ragged and focusing on all the things that don’t actually align with your goals.
The Emperor knows that you have to say no to many good things so that you can say yes to the best things. This is not a zero sum game, you taking up space does not mean that others don’t get to shine. The Emperor knows to focus on their own lane. There’s room enough for all to succeed, and you’re being invited to focus on you - and your own garden.
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As always, I love you so very much. Sending you big squeezy hugs.
Till next week,
xoxo, Molly