From Hadar's Le Veritable Tarot de Marseille, the Queen of Cups; from the Greek Alphabet Runes, 'Lamda:'
The Queen holds a cup with a cover. She knows that an outward show of feelings may not actually be what is going on in the unconscious. A person who is in a rage might simply be using an emotion that feels more powerful to hide a fear that lurks underneath. Burston has assigned the keyword 'encouraging' to the queens, and the Queen of the Cups does this in a very patient and tolerant way. Being in touch with her own feelings, she knows its not always possible to dig out the root of emotions in one day. Lamda symbols (uppercase) are painted on NATO vehicles for alliance identification. In the early 1970s, in the wake of the
Stonewall Rebellion, New York City's Gay Activists Alliance selected the lowercase version of this letter to represent gays and lesbians. Adding Lamda with the Queen of Cups, these draws imply a partnership of equals. In the words of Pema Chodron:
Compassion is not a relationship between the healer and the wounded. It's a relationship between equals. Only when we know our own darkness well can we be present with the darkness of others. Compassion becomes real when we recognize our shared humanity.
