From the Wild Unknown Tarot, the Father (King) of Cups; from the Pictish Oracle, the Snake:
The King of Cups has the ability to keep his heart open and listen attentively. He'd like everyone to be in touch with their feelings so they might realize how easily emotions can override common sense. Having experienced the brutality of war and the violence of family strife, he understands the damage emotional energy can do. It is a fire that can keep us warm and cook our meals, yet left unchecked, it can burn everything around it to ashes in the right conditions. The Snake has a complicated symbolism in Celtic lore; its ability to coil and strike produced fear, yet its habit of shedding its skin seemed to represent healing. Snakes are like emotions - both should be respected and watched carefully. The more we learn about both, the less chance we'll be bitten by either one.
Emotions are really good at raising questions and really bad at answering them.
~Zach Teutsch
heart open. brain alert. would that we could always get the two kings coordinated!
ReplyDeleteThat's what friends and family (and pets) are for - to give us a nudge. :)
DeleteMost of the King of Cups types I have met are too 'out there' Everything is colored with a bit of fuschia.
ReplyDeleteSounds like a king who didn't grow out of his knight phase. :)
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