#32: Faith, Hope, Luck, and Love

Four-Leaf Clovers and Mercury Cazimi

I came across not one, not two, but nine four-leaf clovers yesterday.

I was going about my morning routine as I usually do, post Tarot card pull (back to that in a second) and slowly sipping my first cup of tea. While I didn’t officially have my working hat on yet, I was meandering towards the day's tasks and reached for a book off my color-coded shelf.

It was my new/old copy of “The Vagina Monologues” that I’d ordered a couple weeks before from Thriftbooks (if you’re not already buying used books, I highly recommend this site). I knew I wanted to use it for a project I have going on, but had yet to go through it to see what I might want to reference (as a fun aside, I performed in The Vagina Monologues back in college and this was my second copy of the book- very Mercury retrograde).

As I innocently flipped through the pages, I suddenly came across three sweet little four-leaf clovers pressed into the book’s crease. I was surprised, and the moment instantly felt sacred.

I gingerly took them out one by one and admired their quality. I began wondering who had put them there, and when, and what the odds were that I would receive this copy of the book with these special gifts out of any of the others I could’ve possibly received…but then, intentionally, I stopped.

Rather than spiral out incessantly with questions of why, I spiraled inward with gratitude. I started thanking the little clovers for finding me and putting a smile on my face. I thanked whoever had placed them there and sent love to wherever they might be now. I vowed to honor the unexpected offerings and display them in a unique way.

After a few minutes of acknowledgement, something told me to keep going through the book. I didn’t really think there would be more to find, but my intuition whispered to continue, just to be sure.

Soon enough, I came across another crease with four more four-leaf clovers pressed between the pages.

As before, I took them each out carefully and laid them beside the others. At this point I felt like I was on a full fledged treasure hunt. I was elated.

I continued leafing through the book, cherishing it more by the second, and before arriving at the end, I found two final four-leaf clovers quietly adorning the words on the page.

I took them out reverently and grouped them with the rest. I counted nine four-leaf clovers in total. A huge smile spread across my face as I realized I had drawn the 9 of Pentacles no more than an hour earlier.

Message received.

I’m always on the lookout for signs from the Universe, but that’s been especially true since my Montreal debacle last month. Rather than making any sudden moves, I vowed to take my own advice and lay in the grass for a while and see what would find me.

Yesterday, it seemed like the Universe wanted to acknowledge that choice with a little wink.

I’m smiling again now, knowing that it actually worked. In some small way, I’ve been able to witness that being still and honoring the present has a way of bringing exactly what you need, exactly when you need it.

We experience a Mercury cazimi today, meaning that for a short time, the planet of communication will be purified in the heart of the Sun.

This astrology encourages our attention, but doesn’t demand action. Simply notice any messages that find their way to you today and see if you can find clarity within them. The answers you’ve been hoping for could be closer than you think.

Thanks to yesterday’s magic (and Venus stationing direct) my path seems to be clearing again, slowly but surely. I hope yours is, too.

Through time and space + a sprinkling of luck,

Erin River Sunday