Athénaïs is most definitely the Queen of Cups to Sérisse’s King of Cups. She sees and feels everything, even what isn’t being said.
The Queen of cups is someone who has developed their own internal language for emotion.She is intuitive and intelligent in a way that logic alone cannot suffice. She is a pure water elemental. The water, as we know, is never stagnant; there are currents, tides, temperature changes, creatures, trenches, ecosystems, storms, and entire worlds that cannot be seen from above.
Athénaïs’ greatest gift is emotional perception and one of her defining qualities is receptivity. She doesn’t have to force information; it comes to her daily.
This can manifest as:
- strong intuition
- emotional intelligence
- artistic sensitivity
- empathy
- vivid dreams
- symbolic thinking
- excellent understanding of people
- sensitivity to atmosphere
- noticing subtle relational changes
- spiritual or mystical inclination
She may be the person everyone accidentally confesses things to.
With Sérisse, Athénaïs shows us that empathy does not require emotional self-sacrifice. She understands her wife’s moods, hurts, pain, fears, regrets, but approaches these in a healthy and loving way.
And speaking of her wife, The Queen of Cups also represents deep affection, emotional intimacy, tenderness, vulnerability, genuine concern, romantic sensitivity, emotional availability, devotion, or intuitive connection between two people.
Sérisse and Athénaïs have a true organic relationship. While they have been together over five hundred years and have weathered many storms, they always make it through because they love, support, and trust each other. Yes, they have had disagreements, but they never go to bed angry, never attack each other with cheap shots, never stray or cheat, never manipulate.
Because that’s what love is, isn’t it?
True Love isn’t something from a fairy tale or a chemical reaction. It isn’t a thrill, or a high. It can invoke those feelings, but love at its core is pure, kind, and ultimately everlasting.
Just like Sérisse Le Roi and Athénaïs La Reine