From the Restored Order Tarot, the Ace of Cups; from the Oracle of Kabbalah, Zayin:
Zayin painting by Victor Brindatch
The wafer of bread the dove brings to the chalice brings to mind the Eucharist, yet it also is symbolic of something or someone that comes into our life and touches our heart. It is a connection that can grow if we pay attention and nurture it, or one that will dissolve if it is ignored. Zayin is often assigned the meaning of 'weapon' and is equated with the number seven (a number of completion in Jewish mysticism). This letter begins the charge to "Remember the Sabbath day and keep it holy." The knife used to cut the challah (bread) is covered on the Sabbath as a sign of peace. Both of these draws suggest that when we meet someone different from us, we should be open-minded rather than mounting an aggressive challenge. We don't have to give up our values, but we might just learn something new and beneficial if we listen with our heart and our ears.
How boring and flat our lives would be if everyone would were the same. Too bad many are so fearful of what and who do not look and act like them. Life is so much more rich and rewarding with diversification.
ReplyDeleteDiversity doesn't have to mean division; it is indeed a blessing!
DeleteI wonder what seed is in us that makes us hate so easily and love with difficulty.
ReplyDeleteI think we are terrified of being vulnerable.
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