Moods and Mirrors

From the Navigators of the Mystic Sea Tarot, the Queen of Cups; from the Celtic Lenormand, 'The Rider:'

          The Queen of Cups angles her crystal cup so that the moonbeams reflect on the ocean below. Turk assigns her the keyword 'fascination;' it is rather interesting to understand the moon's pull on the sea as well as how our moods affect our behavior. Being a good therapist, she doesn't take things personally because she is more curious about what is at the root of the emotional symptoms. Of course, even if she grasps what is causing the turbulence, it doesn't mean the person caught up in it will. Sometimes the chaos can be more alluring than the reason behind it. The Rider shows up from the Lenormand deck signaling an agent of change is in route. She doesn't just bring the information, she is the information. Adding a third person provides a mirror, as we tend to see the world as we are, not as it is. Hugh Prather explains it quite well:

If I feel aversion toward someone, if I find myself ignoring or turning away from someone in a group, I am probably avoiding within myself what this person represents that is true about me. If something that you do rankles me, I can know that your fault is my fault too. The criticism that hurts the most is the one that echoes my own self-condemnation.