Step Off the Stage

From the Victorian Romantic Tarot, the Queen of Wands; from the Dreaming in Color Cards, Opportunity:

To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else is the greatest accomplishment.  ―Ralph Waldo Emerson

We all slide into roles that family, social/religious groups, and our society create for us. We are told to be a good _____ (fill in the blank), to accommodate and portray our character well. But this Queen of Wands, with a "you must be joking" look on her face, has tucked her mask in her pocket. "We all have been given certain talents and strong interests," she would tell us," "Why should we try and become someone else?" The Opportunity card seems to give advice along the same line, encouraging us to take advantage of the open doorways that will let us be ourselves and follow our passions. As G. Brian Benson wrote, “Once I began to realize that there were no rules and that my path didn’t have to look like everyone else’s, I relaxed and my whole world opened up.”