Monday, October 31, 2016
A Question of Loyalty
From the Navigators of the Mystic Sea comes the Knight of Swords; from the Celtic Lenormand, the Dog:
The keyword 'penetration' has been assigned this knight, though he seems to have lost his sword and some of his armor. Or is he dropping these things on purpose? He could be a whistle-blower or someone who could no longer stand for ongoing dishonesty or injustice to continue. Being willing to speak the truth does make him vulnerable. Such people must often penetrate the walls of silence that established groups seem to form to protect themselves. They could be cops who come forth about unnecessary violence, Catholics who speak out about pedophiles, and political party members who realize their stance does more harm than good. As can be seen from the Dog, these folks have their loyalty questioned. They may suffer and pay dearly for speaking out and exposing the group as a whole. But perhaps these Knights are faithful to humanity as a whole and not one specific group.
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The rider, the bird. the horse, and the dog are all looking to the left. Intuition sometimes lets us know when we should speak up and when to hold back.
ReplyDeleteJust have to be careful it is intuition and not the ego doing the convincing. :)
Deleteknights seldom get much appreciation until long after the fact
ReplyDeleteYep, they only get statues and such long after they've died usually.
DeleteLoyalty can be very wrong and destructive and being easily confused with truth and doing the right thing with integrity.
ReplyDeleteStalin's chickens that he so cruelly abused were loyal to him out of terror. Much of the time those who are loyal are expected to do so in spite of how wrong it is. Or those who are loyal to individuals who deserve absolutely no loyalty because they're power hungry and want complete control at any cost.
Being faithful to humanity, I like that.
Your comment reminded me of a former neighbor who raised beagles. He was a cruel man, and the dogs cowered whenever he was around, but they always obeyed him out of fear. He moved because a group of us kept calling the Humane Society and the police.
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