Telenovas and Electric Fences

From the Sheridan Douglas Tarot, the Knight of Cups; from the Pages of Shustah, the Separating Fence:

          This young knight wears no armor, most likely because it would detract from his blonde hair blowing in the wind and his watery cape that flies out behind him. His pony is barely at a trot, which makes me think there is a fan blowing just out of the frame to give him this windswept, romantic look. The Knight of Cups always makes me feel as if I'm watching a telenovela. There's lots of passionate emotion, but it doesn't appear to be very realistic. Yet perhaps this knight's job is not in the physical world; he could be just trying to rescue those of us who are cut off from our feelings. As Helen Keller put it, "The best and most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen or even touched. They must be felt with the heart." Which makes the message of the Separating Fence seem strange: "the recognition of the need for partial restraint against another person." I was flummoxed until it dawned on me that sometimes this person can be from our past and live in our heads. I have one who reminds me of what a weak and worthless person I am every time I cry. For him only an electric fence will do.

Mike Luckovich - The Denver Post