Meditation for Clarity

It can be hard for us to see things clearly, and the closer we are to them, the harder it can be. This is especially true when we are looking at ourselves or at the important issues that affect our lives. When strong emotion is involved, that makes it even tougher. But that doesn’t mean it is impossible—just that we have to make a special effort to reach for clarity.

Meditate on this statement while focusing on the picture on the card. Ask yourself, “Do I see myself with clear and honest eyes? What about the people and situations around me? Is there something I know in my heart I need to look at more clearly?” Try to put aside emotion for a moment and simply be, then look again.

This card is a suggestion that it is time to seek out clarification of an issue or issues or to look more closely at something that perhaps you have been viewing through eyes clouded with emotion or the prejudicial statements of others. Do not take things at surface value, but rather make sure that what you think you are seeing is really the truth.

Take a dark bowl and fill it with water. Light a candle and place it so that it reflects upon the surface of the water and then smudge yourself and the water with a sage wand. As the smoke from the sage drifts away, say, “Great gods, please help me to see with clarity of vision and an open heart." Then stare into the water and see if anything appears to you, either in the water or in your mind's eye. (You can concentrate on a particular question or situation if you have one in mind.)