From the Anna K Tarot, the Chariot; from the Meditation Cards, "Joy in Bloom:"
Klaffinger uses Phaeton, son of a water nymph and the sun god Helios, to illustrate her Chariot. Helios had promised to grant his son any wish, but when Phaeton said he wanted to drive his chariot, Helios tried desperately to talk him out of it. Even Zeus could not control those fire-breathing horses, so it wasn't too big a surprise that Phaeton lost control and scorched a large portion of the earth. Zeus, in order to save the earth, struck him down with a lightning bolt. Daring to take on a challenge was not Phaeton's downfall, it was failing to prepare and train beforehand. Yet the "Joy in Bloom" card suggests we don't have to hide and lick our wounds forever; instead, we can learn from our mistakes.
Spring and all its flowers
now joyously break their vow of silence.
It is time for celebration, not for lying low;
You too — weed out those roots of sadness from your heart.
~ Hafiz
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