"PERHAPS ALL THE DRAGONS IN OUR LIVES ARE PRINCESSES WHO ARE ONLY WAITING TO SEE US ACT, JUST ONCE, WITH BEAUTY AND COURAGE. PERHAPS EVERYTHING THAT FRIGHTENS US IS, IN ITS DEEPEST ESSENCE, SOMETHING HELPLESS THAT WANTS OUR LOVE." ~ Rainer Maria Rilke
The first card I drew today was the Ace of Swords. In this deck, there has clearly been a misunderstanding. The raw energy of communication has gone far astray. The maiden shies away,and to be honest, I am not entirely convinced the beast is the villain here, or that there is one to be seen at all. The knight is all chivalry and slash-first-ask-questions-later. As I looked at this card and felt a growing sense of dis-ease, fear that something is about to go horribly wrong, I asked what could diffuse the situation.
The Knight of Cups, carrying his chalice brimming with love to the trio, ready to pour it all out onto them. Which is exactly what is needed.
What I took from these two cards, for my life today, is that when a snafu in communication comes up, to just let love smooth it over. Nothing but love, and to remember love is all that is really needed. It sounds so simple, but so many of the best ideas are simple in theory, which should never be confused with easy in execution.
"These images are from the Heart Tarot by Lo Scarabeo."
