tarot of reflections - first encounter
today i started with the tarot of reflections for my daily one card drawing.
i got the queen of chalices.
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to me she looked a bit tired and worn, maybe because of the heavy golden crown lol
turning the card around provided a different impression
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here she is bending over, reaching out, offering the cup, her head and arm radiating white light
the introduction of the lwb states that the reflections added in the cards provide an extra layer of interpretation, that will double the possible meanings and outcomes of the card and deepen the inner knowledge of the querent.
quite a promise..... let's see if this card lives up to it....
this queen of chalices is very serious and has many deep thoughts. so many and so deep that they sometimes bow her down. she is compassionate, empathic, the embodiment of inner wisdom and emotional stability. i would like to make her laugh a little bit, have some fun, to counter all that deep soulsearching.
turning the card upside down, i see a woman rather desperately wanting to share her cup, to make an emotional connection, to be able to spread her spiritual wisdom. a bit eager, a bit evangelistic. a bit manipulative too, she works with smoke and mirrors, seducing her 'target' with a halo-like white light.
conclusion/message: try to make your spiritual journey a bit lighter (you are walking the path to enLIGHTenment, remember) and don't turn it into a gospel needing converts.
also: you are right to keep clear of spiritual evangelists/growth gurus, they are the evil twins of this queen of chalices
(very good advice since i just signed up for a mindfulness retreat where i will most certainly meet a couple of them....)
well, this first encounter most certainly paid off
to be continued....
oh, btw i looked up the two lines about this card in the lwb afterwards.... not worth the trouble