From the Cosmic Tarot, the Three of Swords; from the L'Oeil de Lotus, Woman:
How can we deal with suffering? There are three options we can choose: we can suppress our feelings, we can feel them, or we can grow from them.
—Robert Puff
A rose, a symbol of the receptive soul, has been stabbed with three swords. The people looking on have closed down their suffering by shutting out the part of their world that caused the hurt. There is a bit of Buddhist wisdom that says, "There is an injury behind every fault or shortcoming." In other words, freezing a part of our heart in order not to feel or deal with what hurts only hurt us - shrinking our world as we slowly become cold, uncaring people. The feminine energy of Woman reminds us that there is a healthier way - open to our pain, let our heart feel it, and allow it to help us grow into a stronger, more complete person.
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