This is one of the first cards I made, and it really surprised me, because I love color so much, and this one is in shades of black and white.  I also was surprised when I started to interpret this card because I thought it was about the part of me who grieves and feels deep sadness over loss.  BUT… as soon as the card began to “speak” to me, I discovered it really was a spirit guide of sorts.  Listen…

Who are you? I am the one who grieves with you when you hear bad news or when you suffer in any way.  I am the one who feels your losses as pain and grief.  I am the one who honors your loss, who holds your loss, who allows you to grieve.  I am the one who sits with you in the shadows of your pain and vulnerability.  I am the one who breathes new life into you when your grieving is done.  I am the one who walks hand in hand with Sorrow.  I am the one who helps you to bear the pain of your loss.

What do you have to give me? I give you acceptance and hope.  I give you a shoulder to lean on and a Knowing that you are not alone.   I give you new directions, new life.

What do you want from me? I want you to feel the pain of your grieving.  I want you to fully enter it, and to hold my hand while you are in that space of loss.  I want you to know that Sorrow has its own gifts, and you cannot receive them until you enter that particular darkness.  I want you to know that the darkness of grief is safe when you invite me to join you in that darkness.