I've always thought about the thresholds of attention and creativity when it comes to the Two of Wands, too (what we know vs what we can imagine, what we can give our energy to vs what has to wait, what we can approach vs what we feel separated from). Bringing Pandora's Box into the conversation adds a whole new layer. I never considered…
I've always thought about the thresholds of attention and creativity when it comes to the Two of Wands, too (what we know vs what we can imagine, what we can give our energy to vs what has to wait, what we can approach vs what we feel separated from). Bringing Pandora's Box into the conversation adds a whole new layer. I never considered a relationship between this myth and this card, and now I can't unsee it - thank you for this.
It's funny cause going into the write up, I hadn't decided to bring Pandora's myth into the fold. It happened spontaneously while writing, and then really struck a chord with me. I feel I could do a whole article on that idea alone!!
Have you noticed others struggle with this card, or experienced it yourself? The 2 and 3 of Wands tends to be tricky for students of mine and I also felt that when I was first learning. The RWS imagery is a bit abstract at first and it can be difficult to locate what the major themes are. Connecting them to these other archetypal ideas and especially to the creative (and Heroic) journey has been really helpful for me.
Love hearing how you interpret it as well, thanks for sharing that :)
I've always thought about the thresholds of attention and creativity when it comes to the Two of Wands, too (what we know vs what we can imagine, what we can give our energy to vs what has to wait, what we can approach vs what we feel separated from). Bringing Pandora's Box into the conversation adds a whole new layer. I never considered a relationship between this myth and this card, and now I can't unsee it - thank you for this.
It's funny cause going into the write up, I hadn't decided to bring Pandora's myth into the fold. It happened spontaneously while writing, and then really struck a chord with me. I feel I could do a whole article on that idea alone!!
Have you noticed others struggle with this card, or experienced it yourself? The 2 and 3 of Wands tends to be tricky for students of mine and I also felt that when I was first learning. The RWS imagery is a bit abstract at first and it can be difficult to locate what the major themes are. Connecting them to these other archetypal ideas and especially to the creative (and Heroic) journey has been really helpful for me.
Love hearing how you interpret it as well, thanks for sharing that :)