Shell Call

From the Japaridze Tarot, the Queen of Tides (Cups); from the Holitzka I Ching, 'Hexagram 19:'

          The Queen of Tides wears a conch shell at her waist rather than a cell phone. Although folk wisdom says a listener can hear the ocean by holding the shell to his or her ear, it's actually the sounds of the environment resonating in the conch's cavity. The Queen must have gotten a distress call because she's in motion pouring out compassion as she goes. Deeply spiritual, she is a patient listener and selfless leader. She isn't foolish though, as she has a scallop shell worn over her heart. Like the bivalve that uses the shell, she can open and close it as needed (detachment with love). The 19th Hexagram is sometimes called 'Approach.' When we are willing to help others, we develop and expand our own abilities. However, this opportunity depends on maintaining our own integrity, which means the walls of denial may need to be gently worn away with fearless honesty. That should definitely be a skill at which the tender Queen of Tides excels.