Stańczyk (Stańczyk during a ball at the court of Queen Bona in the face of the loss of Smolensk) by Jan Matejko
The jester is depicted as the only person at a royal ball who is troubled by the news that the Muscovites have captured Smolensk.
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PAC What do the spirits have to tell you?
Take what resonates and leave the rest. These had pretty intense emotions, and have sad themes. They serve as lessons, it appears.
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PILE 1: The Empress reversed
Motherly, advice, bleeding pain, reconciliation, oppression, arguments. I see fighting back and forth, burnout, wits end, feminine energy.
I see two individuals yelling at each other through a wall. The wall crumbles by their words, and the two stare at each other, no longer having the protection of the wall. Their emotions are on full display now to each other, and when they both see the hurt in each other’s eyes, it all comes crashing down. Tears fill their eyes now, and they can’t stand the looks they caused from each other. They hurt and bleed, and as they step forward, they entwine fingers and press their foreheads together. They embrace. They will get through this together, even if it is rocky.
PILE 2: Eight of Cups reversed
Icarus, clouds, speaking too soon, waiting for something to happen, perching, mountain, angels, indecisiveness, loner/lonely, empty glasses, wine, wings.
I see an angel sitting alone atop a high mountain. Their wings are spread, ever ready to take flight. However, something keeps them planted firm on this mountain. What are they waiting for? I see sorrow and resentment in their eyes, but I also see desperation, heartache, and loneliness. They so desperately want to fly away from this mountain. They want to be among the birds and the clouds, and even among their kin. Their heart aches to be free. What shackles them? I see empty glasses of wine spilled along the mountai. The angel drowns away their sorrows with the blood of their Gods being the only thing to comfort them. What must they let go of?
PILE 3: Ten of Cups reversed
Separation, barriers, disharmony, swollen heart, misunderstanding, desire, disconnection, self destruction.
I see two lovers dancing together, however, a wall separates them. This wall is made of glass, and they dance together by staring at the other individual and mirroring their actions. This is a dance where one leads the other at different times. It is all about blind faith in what the other will lead next. This is not a harmony. There is no independence. This is a dance of complacency. One sees fulfillment when their dance is being mirrored, while the other lacks the freedom to dance on their own alongside their partner. The dynamic changes, neither party ever feeling fulfilled together. What can they do to achieve harmony and dance together as one instead of two?
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All Saints Day
Feast day: November 1
A solemn holy day of the Catholic Church. While many saints have a specific feast day on which we celebrate their lives and work, the vast majority of the saints of Heaven do not. All Holy Saints in Heaven, pray for us! Blessed are those who wash their robes and made them white in the blood of the Lamb (Revelation 7:14
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I am not satisfied with what I am.
But it's all I can be and that hurts.
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