Queen of Cups

I feel like I'm a couple of steps behind reality today, so bear with me. This post may get abstract.

The Queen of Cups holds a chalice before her which is adorned with a rose. In a way, it's the perfect card for love. In all matters, the Queen lets the heart lead. She is tenderhearted, loving, intuitive, psychic, and spiritual. In short, all the qualities once thought to be compatible with the perfect woman. Which is why I find the Queen of Hearts in Alice in Wonderland such a fascinating character, but I digress.

It's a good card for Valentine's Day (or Horny Werewolf Day, if you prefer), I think, especially when the prophecy of the Three of Swords came true and I experienced the most crushing loneliness I'd felt in a long time shortly after making last night's post. Since then, I've managed to feel a little better, because one of my best friends in the world sent me a box of delicious cookies that she'd made especially for me. Butterscotch oatmeal with applesauce inside and a handful of white chocolate. They are the best cookies in the universe.

In readings, the Queen asks you to think and feel as she does. I suppose that her qualities are missing in my life, if I think about it. She was once far more a part of who I used to be. I find I identify more with the Queen of Swords than anything these days. Perhaps I need a good dose of her intuition so that I can feel that I'm loved rather than trying to deduce it from the evidence at hand. I certainly need to be more loving. I've been a bit of a grouch lately. At least we have one thing in common: we are both moved by the beauty and tragedy in life. Perhaps a little too much, from time to time.