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1.: The Queen of Cups, A Mothersday Card of the Week.

Posted by: "Blackbird" blackbird_61@yahoo.com blackbird_61

Sun May 8, 2011 6:54 am (PDT)

Hi All,
This is one of the first Essay's I ever posted concerning the Tarot; way
back in 2002 I believe. Anyhow I stongly recommend you click over to the
HTML version, Linked Here <http://www.anar-mura.com/tdgroup02.html> ,
but if not I have included the text below.

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I had a very good reason for selecting this card for this week. Its
Beautiful. Robin's Queen of Cups, is for my money one of the most
beautiful cards I am aware of personally. I can sit and gaze at it for
hours. So Lets talk about the card itself for a minute. The Queen of
Cups is in many ways the very embodiment of the Ideal woman. 'She is
charming, compassionate, imaginative, a woman who experiences an
empathic bond with the people and beings in her life. She brings out the
good in people and they almost magikally to her deep quality of
sincerity.'
to paraphrase -- Janina Renee: Tarot for a New Generation.

The Queen sits an Image of Poise, gazing out upon the Ocean as she
contemplates the Unseen. A daughter of the Moon, A sister of Tiamat. Her
Wonderful Garments, the magnificent Chalice, The Richly Sculptured
Throne. Every thing about the card speaks to Elegance and Appreciation.
The Queen does not grasp at the good things in life. She Appreciates
them, and they come to her, gifts worthy of Her attention. Take the
throne, was the craftsman not doubly inspired to know that this great
queen would meditate on the mysteries of the sea from his throne. You
see Craftsmen, Artists, Poets flock to her, for the reward of her smile.
[Giselle with Her Kids] The Univision network does regular child care
segments
<http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Witch_Essentials/post?referer=/group/Witc\
h_Essentials/&use_rte=1#> on their morning program Disperta with host
Giselle
<http://especiales.univision.com/contentuvn/rinconlatino/despiertaameric\
a/giselle.html> Blondet: Actriz y Mama. At the end of each Segment the
show Freeze Frames on a still of Giselle holding a young child in her
lap. As I commented to a Latino Friend once, the child only makes her
more beautiful. To which he said, And how much more beautiful if it was
your child.
The Queen of Cups is a woman of children, you can imagine them just out
of frame, building their sand castles. The Queen of Cups is a Cancer,
Perhaps even the Queen of the House of Cancer. "Home is sacred, and it
doesn't matter how modest or luxurious the abode happens to be. What
matters is that it makes Cancer and her family feel safe. If the place
isn't quite right. Cancer will work at it, over a lifetime if necessary,
to make it right." Planets and Possibilities, Pg 187 --Susan Millar. If
you can get this book from your library, it is well worth the effort to
compare the signs with the Court Characters I think.

As Janine points out, The Queen of Cups, and the woman she embodies has
been rejected by some in our society even feminists. She is seen as to
weak-minded, dependant, passive Vs assertive. I think though that wave
is ending. Many people men and women are now "reclaiming the desire to
nurture relationships, create extended families of friends, /snip/,
promote beauty and harmony, and include creatures of nature in their
moral universe." -- Janina Renee.

Yes as a society we have wandered, The Queen of Cups has much to teach
us, but she is patient and can wait till we are ready for her wisdom.
When the student is ready, the teacher will come.

Brightest Blessings, BB.

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