From the Victorian Romantic Tarot, the Queen of Swords; from the Dreaming in Color Deck, Power:
When all is said and done, mindfulness is really about wisdom, about discerning what is really, really, really, true from what is mere appearance, or what you’re attached to because you want it to be true.
—Jon Kabat-Zinn
This queen looks over her shoulder as if to say, "Really? That's what you're going to use for an explanation?" Like all the queens, the Queen of Swords is a nurturer, she just doesn't do it in a warm and fuzzy sort of way. She wants us to live in the real world, not a fantasy one. Which means we need to be able to see when our thoughts are simply reacting to our wishes, opinions or emotions instead of being based on logic. Power, in this case, refers to self-knowledge. If the mind is where both the roots of suffering and happiness are, why would we not want the ability to see clearly what is in ours?
A life long task. The self awareness journey. The Queens of Swords are usually way ahead of us.
ReplyDeleteWould love to hear her views on the current WH administration. :D
Deleteself knowledge is good. It is when people take their knowledge from what spews from someone else that gets on my last nerve.
ReplyDeleteAll we actually know is what is between our own ears. And some who aren't paying attention don't even know that.
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