The fifth card in the Cave and Lantern Oracle Deck is The Body’s Protest.

This card represents when we use the mind to override the body’s needs and natural limitations. In such times, we may view rest as failure and attempt to use willpower to push through so-called “weakness.”

In the image, the right hand is raised in the Abhaya mudra. The body is saying, “Stop. Do not be afraid. I am protecting you.” The left hand is in the Varada mudra. It is saying, “Be patient. Receive grace. Healing is being offered.”

In an effort to be productive, efficient and useful to others, we can ignore our own fatigue and pain – but only for so long. Eventually, the body will protest. Long-term self-neglect is unsustainable. The body will call you back to yourself to nurture and respect your own being.

This card asks: do I treat my body as an ally or an obstacle?

The healing mantra is: I listen to my body with reverence. I respond to its message with loving care.

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