Still Water

From the Norse Tarot, the Princess of Cups; from the Viking Lenormand, Tree:

It is only in still water that we can see.

– Zen Saying

A young lass stands beside a lake, peering into a chalice. She knows that the truth can only be seen in stillness and quiet. She lets the stirrings of her heart and mind settle; what is luminous will shine brightly when the silt and mud within her come to rest. The Lenormand Tree asks us to consider our well-being and stability. It's leafy branches reach for the sun yet it's roots anchor it in the soil and provide nourishment. Wholeness requires balance - an impossibility if we are constantly at war with reality. When in battle mode, we are obsessed with our ideas and entangled by our emotions, making muddy water even muddier. Stillness and quiet, however, allow us to put down our weapons and find clarity, getting us unstuck from our rinse and repeat cycle.