A Rose Is A Rose

Oh Rose, you beloved of all alpha Goddesses, forever Empress of flowers – we may say you’re not our favorite, but of course we’d be lying. In the Tarot you’re considered a symbol of balance, expressing promise, new beginnings, and hope in your blossoms and defense, physicality, loss, and thoughtlessness in your thorns. You’re edible, your oil heals, your scent intoxicates, and you bloom in a dazzling array of every shape and size. Depending on your color, you represent innocence and purity or secrets and shadows, the very deepest bottom of the well of true love. You encompass everything, complete like a human soul. Devastatingly intense or sweetly ditzy, we honor you, Rose, in all of your magnificent, multifaceted glory. Across tattoos or tea towels, a rose is a rose is a rose, and by any other name let’s face it – you’re downright iconic.