The Embrace

The rule

You may have learned that needing physical closeness is a weakness, or something to grow out of, or something only certain people are allowed to want.

Traditionally echoed in Yemọja, the Yoruba mother of the waters, whose domain is holding and comfort, a different register of closeness to the desire the Sensualist card already holds.

For you

When did you last let yourself be physically close to someone without needing a reason for it?

Area of life: Relationships and partnership
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This page holds the card’s rule and question. The physical deck and companion booklet go much deeper: the full meaning of The Embrace, a divination meaning, a journal prompt and a somatic practice. About the deck.

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