From the Wild Unknown Tarot, the Mother (Queen) of Swords; from the Pictish Oracle, the Stag:
I don’t know the exact point in humans’ evolutionary history where a genetic mutation gave moms an extra set of eyes in the back of their heads, but it’s a given fact that they have them. ~ Jake Teeny
This Mother/Queen does appear to have eyes in the back of her head, seeming to know what people are up to without being physically present. At first it's just to keep youngsters from killing themselves until their frontal lobes are more fully developed ("Do NOT jump off the roof onto that trampoline!"). Later it is to teach them them the importance of being impeccable with their word, the need for honesty and integrity. Her sharp perception and a belief in accountability have steered a few from crumbling cliffs. Yet at the other extreme is the Stag, a symbol of Cernunnos - the master of wild places and things. The Horned One was a symbol of fertility and renewal, but even he had limits. Just ask him about clear-cutting forests.
We need the tonic of wildness...
― Henry David Thoreau
[Just take some common sense with you. ~Queen of Swords]
Sometimes you have to learn the hard way. Probably the Queens did too.
ReplyDeleteProbably why she's so smart! :)
DeleteI am on Berry Eagle watch. New Queen eagle this year and any time now the first egg should hatch.
ReplyDeleteI've been trying to check in on them when I remember! I'm always impressed by how massive the nest is.
DeleteMy mom was such a good mother when I was growing up. I used to stand behind her trying to see those eyes.
ReplyDeleteProbably why so many of us survived our reckless childhoods!
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