I use tarot and oracle cards as tools for reflection and contemplation. Rather than divining the future, they are a way for me to look more deeply at the "now."
"The goal isn't to arrive, but to meander, to saunter, to make your life a holy wandering." ~ Rami Shapiro

Thursday, September 29, 2022

Intelligence Doesn't Always Mean Wisdom

From the Tyldwick Tarot, the Knight of Swords; from the Antiquarian Lenormand, the Lily:

The Knight of Swords is elementally Fire of Air, so there are symbols of both fire (fireplace, phoenix statues) and air (peacocks, bellows). He's intelligent and well-read, as well as being an eloquent speaker when it suits him. He sees himself as a truth seeker. Unfortunately, he can also be as impulsive as his knight cousins. At times, that bellows can fill him with hot air, and what he might pass off as knowledge is simply pure opinion stated as fact. When his ego is involved, his tongue can cut as sharply as any sword, and many will be intimidated enough to go along with him. The Lily has been associated with the fleur-de-lis of heraldry, and thus it is sometimes interpreted as the wisdom of elders. While the Knight might be full of knowledge, there is something to be said for life experience, an open mind, and a willingness to learn from others with different skills and training. Intelligence does not always reside in the same container as wisdom.

2 comments:

  1. I have encountered so many 'knights' of wands - puffery is a good definition for them; filled with so much hot air and self-importance. I now see them for what they are, insecure and afraid. I just want to pat them on the shoulders and tell them "it will be okay" but then they are knights, and would will feel I was being condensing. Sometimes you just can't win with the knights

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