Monday, November 10, 2014

Queen of Disks – taking care of myself

Mary El Tarot Queen of Disks Marie White
For today I've drawn the Queen for Disks from the Mary El Tarot. The first thing I've noticed is that she is crying crystals. We only have her portrait to interpret so it is not entirely clear why she is crying.  From her face and out of her head, roots are growing abundantly, because she is the embodiment of Earth. I often see this queen as a representation of the Empress in the Minor Arcana. In the background we see a rose garden in full bloom. We are invited  to follow the path and take care of her garden because as her children we are co responsible for her creation.
If it wasn't for her kind tearful eye, I would consider this depiction a bit creepy. I've seen more motherly, nurturing depictions of the Queen of Pentacles. But while studying her she gets to me.  She is more a personified energy, a deity,  than a traditional queen and I like that.

For today she is telling me to divert my attention from thinking to doing, from researching to creating  and most of all from taking care of others to taking care of myself; taking the time to relax and to rest, eat properly, got to bed on time and brush my teeth J. All the things a real mum would tell me to do, which are often the last things on my lengthy to-do list 

10 comments:

  1. Seeing her crystal tears make me think of salt and the description of someone being "the salt of the earth (meaning someone kind, reliable and of great worth). The hardest task for a caretaker is taking care of themselves. Listen to the Queen! :D

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    1. Thanks Bev today is a good day! So taking care of myself is a lot easier than yesterday :)

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  2. Over all I really like this version of the Queen of Disks - the only thing that's really ever been difficult for me is the visceral reaction I experience when seeing the roots coming out of her nose and mouth! But I love how her hair rolls in swirls like tree branches, and the color scheme is comforting and earthy.

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    1. I had this reaction too but then I focused on her eye and the garden in the background and that help me a lot. :)

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  3. Ellen, how old are your girls? Great post today, thank you for sharing.

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    1. They are 24 and 27 years old but they both need a lot more guidance than usual :)

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  4. Ellen this is a very evocative card of strength. My intuitive reaction is to reflect on the power of tears that heal, with the releasing of negative emotions, relieving feelings of grief, and sadness as well enabling us to give and accepting forgiveness, all very important parts of self care.

    The salt water, what we are all made up of, and from where we came. The Earth Mother is the wife of Poseidon, the god of the sea, and of all waters, who sustains all the Earth.

    <3

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    1. It is funny you have just pulled Poseidon as her counterpart.
      The power of tears. OMG thank you for your take on this.
      Big hug

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  5. This is one of the cards which attracted me to this deck. It is beautiful and your description today has really opened it up for me. Thanks.

    I'm still undecided but love what I have seen so far on your blog.

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    1. Thanks Steve! I will continue to keep working with this deck fro a while longer. I am happy you can relate to my interpretations. :)

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