“Remember at all times what is coming to be and passing away, and focus on that which abides.”

—Ralph Blum, The Book of Runes

Awakening to Awareness

When Original Wakefulness appears, it signals a time to step back from distraction and return to the core of your awareness. You may have been caught up in the movement of life, identifying with passing thoughts, emotions, or external events. This card is a call to remember the stillness within you—the presence that has always been here, untouched by change or circumstance. It asks you to witness, rather than react, and to recognize the subtle but powerful difference between what is experienced and the one who experiences.

This card may also indicate a shift in understanding, an opening to deeper truths that transcend conventional thinking. You may be awakening to something that redefines how you see yourself and the world. Allow this awareness to guide you rather than trying to fit it into old frameworks. Be patient with the process of unlearning, and trust that clarity emerges when you let go of the need to grasp at certainty.