Ritchie Dotson

“What God has done for others He can do for me and more!”
― Florence Scovel Shinn, The Complete Works Of Florence Scovel Shinn

“There can be a sadness when you move from one state to another, as we often find comfort in what we know best and what we have become accustomed to. Transition can bring with it fear, as well as a desire to look to another for aid, just as the child looks to the ferryman. The Six of Swords, being in the suit of the mind, on a higher level represents the journeys of the mind and the transition to new ideas and ways of thinking; on a lower level, it relates to any transition we undergo that involves leaving something behind. We can imagine that the woman and child in the boat are being ferried to a new life, away from something in the past that may have hurt or threatened them. The ferryman may be the father of the child, or he may be a stranger they have hired for help in getting across the river. We can see that, whilst they do not have all of their possessions with them on this journey to a new life, they have retained a few chests that contain some belongings. When we move to a new state of mind or being, or undergo a spiritual transition or a physical move, we never truly leave the past behind; the trick is being able to differentiate between good baggage and bad baggage. Sometimes we can use the past, and all we have learned and gained from it, to propel us forward in momentum across the river to the other side. Sometimes we cling only to the baggage from the past that weighs us down, and in that case the weight may be too heavy for the boat and start to sink it. It is, ultimately, our choice as to what we pack in the chests that we take with us on the journey.”
― Kim Huggens, Complete Guide to Tarot Illuminati

“Hermit is every desire to bring inner wisdom and experience into outer reality and shine one’s light for others to see.”
― Kim Huggens, Complete Guide to Tarot Illuminati

“Death rides into our lives and tramples on our stability, reminding us that every beginning leads to an ending, and in order to change and grow we must leave something behind. Sometimes”
― Kim Huggens, Complete Guide to Tarot Illuminati