The Queen of Fire is associated with the ogham Ngetal (healing) and Reed (harmony). Behind the reeds is a Celtic statue called The Great Dancer, and in front is a stone eagle that originally sat atop a lintel (both artifacts were found in France). The eagle, a hunter of day, contrasts with the owl, a hunter of night. Just as these birds look for food to fuel their bodies, so this fiery fairy looks for resources to keep her projects moving forward. The dancer complements this Queen, who is an energetic mover and shaker. She is described as having "lasting passion," and she seems to be plugging in to her element to stay fully charged in this card. Passionate people do have an Achilles heel, and that is their temper and lack of patience. They can impulsively lash out at people, leaving those who have been flailed with a burning resentment. Forgiveness is a tough principle to engage, especially if one has been the object of someone else's rage. To practice it, we must accept what has happened and find a way to live peacefully with it.Yet we don't have to condone or continue to endure an injustice - we can still speak out, set boundaries and make changes. Forgiveness heals the forgiver. Without it, "our lives are chained, forced to carry the sufferings of the past and repeat them with no release (Jack Kornfield)." Imagine having the same hurtful event repeat itself each day, over and over without end. That's what internal rage does to us (as we replay it mentally), and we're the ones who suffer. It is healthier for us to work through and let go of our anger; in the process, we may just teach the passionate ones what kindness and forgiveness actually look like.
Forgiveness is one of my lessons of late. It really is the one of the great healing stages in life. I still work on forgiving myself for being in the wrong place at the wrong time on March 2,2012 though mostly I have attuned to acceptance.
ReplyDeleteForgiving ourselves can be the hardest thing sometimes; it's as if we think we can somehow change history or atone for it as long as we keep lashing ourselves.
DeleteForgiving is more about ourselves than about our wrong doers although both benefit from it. It took years before I could forgive myself not to be able to take care for my husband at home but gradually, certainly not over night, after acceptance, forgiveness entered my heart too
ReplyDelete"Forgiveness says you are given another chance to make a new beginning." Desmond Tutu
DeleteIt is nice to get out of 'replay' mode and begin anew. :)