The origin of Boxing Day: traditionally, the day after Christmas was the time when wealthy people and homeowners would give a box containing a gift to their servants and to the poor. Nowadays, it's quite often when after-Christmas sales run rampant. Still, December 26th is the customary day in the U.K. to give a small gift to those who provide services throughout the year (i.e. the mailman, your hairstylist, the dog walker, etc.). An air of sharing and generosity floats throughout the day.
Again, I turn to the Victoria Regina Tarot, and the perfect display of compassion and giving found in its 6 of Coins card. A well-dressed woman in a horse-drawn sled hands out clocks (pocket watches were only available and affordable to the wealthy in these times, so a gift of a clock would be quite splendid, indeed) to the poor she encounters during her ride.
The Six of Coins asks us to delve deeply into our psyche and see what side of this equation we're most in alignment with. Do you feel you've been receiving or giving more? Might there be an imbalance in your life here? That's what the Six of Coins asks us to do - look inside and see what you might be able to give (money? time? love? attention?) and what you wish to receive. Are you sitting next to the woman in the sled - or running nearby, hoping for a glittering gift? That balance and exchange of energies permeates Boxing Day.
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