Acceptance

Accepting “what is” is a powerful way to step into your own creative force and be a part of what will be. For change is weaving its way within the world of the Kitsune, and while there is sadness at the fading of one season, there is a sense of gratitude for all that has been. Instead of lamenting deeply, this Kitsune shows us how to gracefully open our hands and let go of what now must pass. This passing is not forever, it is simply for a time. But we are reminded with this card to allow whatever needs to leave now to go, and stay within the moment of change and appreciate its gifts. Sense the change all about you, and allow yourself to become a part of the change-to be gracious and graceful in the acceptance, which is no passive thing, no weakness, and truly, not so much a surrender as an acknowledgement of the passing. It is presence, and recognition, and allowance.

This card can be of assistance to those of you who are unable to see the blessings and gifts within the transition, and to those of you who are rushing through the change, hoping rushing will help you cope. Take your time to savor the passing, just as this Kitsune is admiring and immersing themselves in the gifts of the autumn maples. Know that the acceptance of this impermanence brings a deep and lasting sweetness, a beauty that can uplift and strengthen you, and a place where you can now decide what it is you will change within yourself to match the change all about you. Take time to make adjustments to your own self-explore yourself and know what it is that can be enhanced and what can be left behind. There is a harvest to come at the end of this letting go, and the harvest will grant to you abundance, according to the depth of your own willingness to embrace the cyclic nature of this heavenly life upon Earth.