Chipping Away at Confusion

From the Slavic Legends Tarot, the King of Swords; from the Urban Crow Oracle, Anticipation:

It's not that the King of Swords has no emotions; he's just learned how to practice detachment so that his discernment isn't affected. He also understands that emotions can show one's hand, such as in the biblical story of King Solomon and the women arguing over a baby. When he suggested that the baby be cut in half, it was the real mother who acquiesced. Her emotional response uncovered her motive - the well-being of the child. Anticipation shows a flock of crows waiting for humans to gather. They know that people often drop bits of food, and they'll take advantage it. Yet anticipation can lead to expectation. What happens if there's is only wine and music? When assumptions don't pan out, we may become frustrated and angry, blaming everyone but ourselves. But such a reaction only proves where the real fault lies.

We keep trying to chip away at our confusion, to straighten it out, to get rid of it, imagining ourselves somehow coming out on the other side, into a non-confused state where everything is workable. But rather than getting rid of our confusion, what we really need to do is to examine it and in doing so transform our view of it. We need to look below the surface to how we perceive reality altogether. 

—Judy Lief