Recognize the Script

From the Morgan Greer Tarot, the King of Cups; from the Celtic Book of the Dead, Sea of Glass:

Without emotional awareness, we live according to a script that we’ve never taken time to better recognize and understand. ―Bernard Golden

I bet this King of Cup's chalice has a few dents and scratches; no one develops a deep understanding of emotions by trying to avoid them. He likes to explain that feelings themselves are neither good nor bad, they're just messengers. But it becomes confusing when we don't realize that one emotion can mask another - anger can cover fear or depression can cover anger. And shame can cover a host of feelings that we've been taught we're not supposed to have. The Sea of Glass was so clear, the voyagers could see the bottom of the ocean. It represents seeing through our emotions to find their root rather than impulsively reacting to them. As Mavis Mazhura said, "Emotions can get in the way or get you on the way."