Today’s card is Bella Rosa (the Devil) from the Chrysalis
Tarot. This female devil comes to us from the Carnival
of Venice; beautifully dressed and with her face behind her white mask. Nobody
is to know who she really is. Her true self is hidden deep down inside. She probable
has lost her sense of self along the way too. She is wearing gloves so she doesn’t
feel the thorns nor does she see the beauty of her rose. She is detached from
real life and is soothing herself with artificial material obsessions and habits.
Her mirror symbolizes her self-indulgence
and narcissistic ego.
No matter how difficult it might be, it is time to get
real. To remove the mask and look in the mirror; to see who you really are and to
feel what you really need.
And what could that be?
The Mime (Page
of Spirals) is hopping carefree and merrily towards us accompanied by her ram. She
will help us to recollect lost, fractured and repressed memories. She will be
like a comforting balm for your soul after you've taken of your mask. She will
return who you truly are to mindfulness. The good and the bad stuff. It all
deserves to be known. It all is worthy of our compassionate love and of deep
listening. You might be surprised by the wonder of who you are without your masks and costumes.
Affirmation:
Today I will open up to find and recollect
parts of my true self and I will cradle them like a long lost child
