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Deck: Dark Goddess Tarot
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Date: Sun Nov 29 00:29:11 EST 2020

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Five of Earth ~ Demeter (Upright)

Greek Goddess of Agriculture

Give no part of yourself to what does not sustain you.

Demeter is the Olympian goddess of agriculture and grain, the sustainer of mankind. She is the goddess of the fertile earth. In early times the secrets of that fertility are known to her alone. Her power of agriculture is shared only after she suffers a terrible loss and undergoes a painful journey.

Her daughter, Persephone, disappears. Demeter is distraught, and searches the earth from the fields of sunrise to the islands of the west. She does not eat. She does not wash. Her shining robes turn to rags. When she discovers the lord of the underworld took her child and the father god Zeus allowed it, her hot grief turns to stone cold rage. She turns her back on Mount Olympus and the gods.

Demeter wanders the earth again, no longer searching but still suffering. She arrives in the town of Eleusis. The people cannot see she is a goddess, ragged and shrouded as she is, but they see she is noble and in need. She is welcomed kindly and offered food, although the harvest has not been good. For as Demeter hurts, so does the earth. Nothing grows but famine while she knows agony. Zeus, worried the mortals will die and sacrifices cease, sends the gods to entreat her. She refuses. She will not restore the fertility of the earth until she can hold her daughter again. Zeus and Hades finally accede to her one demand. Persephone will return and the land will bear fruit again.

Before Demeter leaves her life in Eleusis, she reveals to the people the secrets of a fertile earth and teaches the way of her worship. Her mysteries are of seed and soul, each in its time. The gift of her grain provides prosperity while on earth. The gift of her mysteries promises a blessed afterlife to come.

When Demeter appears:

Accept that fallow times are part of the cycle of fertility. Sometimes nothing is the best thing to do. When nothing is all you can do, get through as best you can. Know that fallow is not final. Opportunity for change comes with the change in seasons.

Be strong, but not so tough you do not recognize comfort when it is offered by another.

Release expectation of what you may receive for your efforts. Thoughts of disappointment or reward will interrupt the authenticity of a process that is far from completion. Stay present with your reality as it unfolds.

Refuse to be complicit in selfishness or wickedness. Do not give energy to those who will abuse it. Learn the power of saying no. If you find it difficult, practice on small things that are not so fraught. You need not be impolite or uncaring. “No” informs yourself and others of your priorities.

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