Grace. Art by Jackson Nathan, from the Etherea Illumination Deck.
#22: GRACE
Sign: Pisces
Gift: Tenderness
Shadow: Dishonor
Gift: Tenderness
After you realize the immense power you hold, a portal opens for you to be the deliverer of divine grace. You understand the impact of your actions, and, everywhere you go, you consider the feelings of the other. In this way, you are exemplary in your acts of genuine and boundless kindness. Your soul moves you forward. It is through your own emotional voyage (of the shadow) that you fully comprehend the magnitude of one's behaviors inflicted upon the world. Everything is interconnected. Even seemingly insignificant acts of tenderness and care have lasting ripple effects within the larger framework of existence.
Shadow: Dishonor
Inherent within this aspect is a subtle kind of self-abandonment; you attempt to retreat from your expansive and multi-layered emotional body. When engulfed by shadow, you ignore, repress, or deny the parts of your emotional experience that do not fit within the neat and tidy box of what you would like to present to the world. On the other side of the spectrum within this shadow, you might project/unfurl the concentration of your unkempt feelings onto someone else (friend, lover, family member, etc.) as an unconscious act of defiance. By means of disallowing your nature and your humanity, you dishonor your self. It is only through the full acceptance of your emotions that you may transcend beyond this state.
Themes: kindness + emotion+ action + purpose