A tarot reading can give the perfect advice when you are feeling ‘out of sorts’….
The Queen of Cups always looks a little sad to me, a little introspective. She is depicted sitting on a thrown of coral looking down at a large golden and very ornate chalice that she’s holding in both hands. It’s a pretty big chalice. Two angels stand on either arm of the chalice in prayer to a symbol of the cross on the top. The Queen wears a golden crown that matches the gold of the chalice symbolising that she is the Queen of unconditional love, of giving and receiving. She is the caring sharing Mother who loves unconditionally. But the introspective look makes me ask what is she thinking, this modest, self effacing woman?
I think she is wondering whether she is loved in return. And she looks doubtful.
The Queen of Cups sits on a throne of coral crowned in gold holding the Chalice of unconditional love.
Yesturday I woke up feeling a bit out of sorts; feeling decidedly unsure of how much I was liked. Six of us old friends on holiday and I was feeling the least popular, despite my best intentions to please.
I decided to pull a daily reflection card and see if the Tarot had something helpful to say to me.
And I pulled the Queen of Cups.
I looked at it, and felt her vulnerability and mine. She like the King of Cups sits on a throne surrounded by water. While her sea looks calmer there’s a lot of emotion. Mixed emotions perhaps. I felt quite comforted by receiving the Tarot’s recognition that I was feeling a bit like this queen. Trying to care and share, and wondering what I needed to be, change, do, to be more popular. Or perhaps I should say to feel more loved.
I looked at the card long and hard and wondered how to take the meaning of this card. I decided the Tarot was also saying since when do you need the approval of others to love yourself? Stop trying too hard and making it a big deal.
We all know seeking the approval of others to feel good is a slippery slope. But….everyone wants to be liked! Or at least I do.
We all have different ways we give ‘love’, some of us cook, some of us entertain, some of organise, are caring and sharing. We all have different ways we try to please others, make them happy, be entertained, amused, interested…….so that we are loved, liked, admired, enjoyed in return.
With this card in mind, I was conscious of needing to regain my centre. As someone who lives alone, after 5 days being in the company of a bunch of friends morning noon and night, was also likely to knock me off centre. I did go swimming every morning by myself…..but
As it happened I had a day doing my own thing, which really restored my equilibrium and when I met up with my friends that evening I felt relaxed and myself again and we had a lot of fun
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