More Beautiful

From the Albano-Waite Tarot, the Two of Cups; from the American Pen Oracle, Anne Bradstreet:

Kintsugi is a pottery technique. When something breaks, like a vase, they glue it back together with melted gold. Instead of making the cracks invisible, they make them beautiful. 

―Elliot Wake

There is a tenderness in the Two of Cups that seems different than the passion of the Lovers. The winged lion in this card is a symbol of St. Mark; Coptic tradition says that Mark hosted the disciples in his house after Jesus's death. Can you imagine the anger, fear and sadness of these men after watching their beloved spiritual leader tortured and murdered? They needed a safe, sacred place to process their emotions, or else they would brutally twist the wisdom they were taught. Anne Bradstreet writes: "If we had no winter, the spring would not be so pleasant: if we did not sometimes taste of adversity, prosperity would not be so welcome." To taste what is bitter can remind us of what was sweet and good. Reconciliation allows both parties to accept the past, forgive, and move forward towards a more valued relationship.