From the Tarot de St. Croix, the Queen of Cups; from the Archetype Cards, the King:
It's a desperately vexatious thing, that after all one's reflections and quiet determinations, we should be ruled by moods that one can't calculate on beforehand.
― George Eliot
This lovely Queen of Cups does not try to dam the flow of water; she does the same with her emotions. She knows that when we listen to how our emotions speak through the body instead of winding them up with our thoughts, they will pass. But if the mind is permitted to create stories around our feelings, it turns them into moods, which can stick around a while. The King archetype suggests a leadership that is benevolent. Yet our mind can sit on either throne - that of a kindhearted king or a raving tyrant. Awareness is the key that can open another door - and turn our thoughts - so that we are not at the mercy of a stagnant disposition.
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