From the Legacy of the Divine Tarot, the Queen of Cups; from the Tea Leaf Reading Cards, Handcuffs:
This Queen is at ease with her own and other's emotions, flowing comfortably among them as her koi do in their watery environment. She knows that emotional energy operates as a messenger or signal, alerting us when we need to be aware, helping us build relationships, and allowing us to process our experiences. But even she knows that when we self-identify with an emotion (as if the feeling is us), we can easily drown in despair and fear or become intoxicated with anger. But our emotions are simply like a phone call - they are an exchange of information that is not always accurate and will end when we quit talking (ruminating) about their source. Handcuffs suggest being restrained, and imply that we may attempt to ignore or suppress our feelings. But then we become like an insect trapped in amber, cutting ourselves off from the good in our world and from our wholeness as a human. In the words of Henry Shukman: "We all know both rapture and despair: the first may drop us into a vast love, while the second asks us to face our own deep wounds. It is useless to ignore either. The whole soul must know both light and dark, suffering and awakening."
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