Balancing Fire and Water

This week I'll be using the Tabula Mundi Tarot (Nox et Lux edition) with its companion book Book M: Liber Mundi; both were self-published by M.M. Meleen. I'll pair with it the Universe Cards, a set created by Kay Stopforth and published by Thorsons. Today's draws are the Knight (King) of Cups and Red Dwarf:

          The Thoth Knight of Cups is, elementally speaking, Fire of Water. Fire is aggressive and on the offense while Water humbly seeks lower places to rest. No wonder the peacock with its symbolic eye of watchfulness is part of his package. It makes sense that this leader who seeks happiness and love for himself and others is always in the middle of a balancing act. He knows that even when we get what we want, we often find it doesn't satisfy us for long and we begin the search anew. Although they make up the largest population of stars in the galaxy, the radiance of Red Dwarfs is too dim to be seen with the naked eye. Thus Stopforth assigns them the keyword self-doubt, a variable often in play for those who've been burned by love before. The Knight of Cups would encourages us not to hide our light; our hearts might be safe by such an action, but we can still be miserable. Mistakes aren't failures, just guideposts to point us toward a different direction. In the constant shifts we experience, it may be wise to consider the words of Francis Kong: "What comes easy won't last long, and what lasts long won't come easy."