The two Virtues of Equanimity and Compassion become more available to the person whose ego shell has been smashed either by great suffering or by great love or by both.
~Richard Rohr
Wednesday, December 12, 2018
Great Love
From the Nature Spirit Tarot, the King of Cups; from the Australian Wildflower Cards, 'Crowea:'
The King of Cups is illustrated with a common crane, a wading bird known that has become a symbol of long life and good fortune. For this King, those traits exist because "he engages his emotions with great wisdom." Notice the sprig of mistletoe he's clipped from a tree; like this parasitic plant that extracts water and nutrients and from its host, the King of Cups is wary of such people. He knows how to extend compassion without feeding anyone's self-pity. The red on his head is not feathers but bare skin, implying an alert mind to go with an open heart. Ginger has benefits that include reducing nausea, pain, and inflammation. This man is a healer of hearts; he can't carry us through our pain, but he will walk beside us. The Australian crowea flower ('possibilities') blooms in varying shades of pink. The essence made from this flower is said to help worry-warts find some balance and be able to see from a wide rather than narrow perspective. The King of Cups would agree that the problem is not how to get rid of all your problems, but to learn to deal with them in an emotionally balanced way.
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Any problems we try to give away just seem to come back home to roost and usually with more baggage.
ReplyDeleteIt may seem easy to shift the responsibility to someone other than ourselves, but as you said, we still drag it behind us like toilet paper stuck to our shoe. :)
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