Suit 4: integration
23 ~ Island Roots
You are rooted, your island lives within you.
There is a quiet strength in knowing where you come from.
Your roots, like the roots of an island tree gripping both sand and stone, hold you steady even when the winds rise.
This card reminds you that your history, your land, your people, they are woven into your being, even if you’ve traveled far from them. Roots don’t limit you; they give you nourishment, a place to return, and a grounding that allows your branches to stretch wider.
You may have felt uprooted at times, or unsure of where you belong, yet this card says to you: you are never truly without belonging. You carry your island within you. The land and sea, the voices of ancestors, the scents and textures of home, they are alive in your body-memory.
Integration comes when you stop trying to cut off parts of yourself, and instead allow them to live together like layers of earth forming new land. This card invites you to rest back into your roots and let them hold you, so you can move forward with steadiness and grace.
Note for today
Embracing the Island Roots' wisdom
Today, let yourself remember one place that feels like home in your body.
It might be a coastline, a garden, a kitchen, or the sound of waves. Bring this memory close and breathe into it. Notice how your body shifts when you root yourself in something familiar and true. Even if life feels chaotic, you can anchor yourself in this inner island, knowing it is always there to steady you.
Ancient wisdom
The Roots
Your lineage and your land are intertwined. The island roots you carry, whether literal or symbolic, are a reminder that you are part of something older and wiser than yourself. They hold the weight of survival, stories, and traditions that continue through you. Even if there has been pain or rupture, these roots still nourish. You can choose which parts to keep close, and which to let fall back into the sea.
Present wisdom
The Spark
A spark of integration comes when you allow yourself to be both rooted and free. You are not trapped by where you come from, you are resourced by it. The spark ignites when you realize that your uniqueness, your creativity, your resilience all draw from these deep island roots.
From them, you can move into the world with more color, courage, and clarity.
Future wisdom
The Horizon
The horizon is wide when you trust your foundations. Like an island rising out of the ocean, you too are a meeting place of sky and sea, past and future.
When you integrate your roots, you no longer feel torn between worlds. You become whole, able to walk your path with a strong back and an open heart. The horizon is your reminder: you are rooted and you are free, both at once.
Embracing the wisdom
Your next steps
Barefoot and rooted
Take five minutes today to stand barefoot on the ground — feel your roots in the earth, anchoring you.
Let yourself be blessed
Think of three gifts you’ve inherited from your ancestors, your family, or your land. Let them bless you.
See your roots
When you feel lost, place your hand on your heart and speak to it: “I carry my roots within me.”
Honour your roots
Find one way this week to honour your roots. Through food, a story, music, or simply remembering.
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For my grandmother and my mum,
rooted in island soil, but unafraid to journey beyond its shores.
Take this with you:
"You are rooted, nourished, and free. Your island lives within you."
Discover the Oneness Oracle deck
The Oneness Deck is slowly coming to life, a collection of oracle cards born from years of gathered wisdom, the love I shared with Rose, and the quiet truths that continue to guide me.
Each card is designed to help you return to connection, with yourself, with life,
and with the unseen support that surrounds you.
The journey begins with the Heart Stone, a reminder to let love be the ground beneath your feet.
More to come!
