Daily Draw: 6th July Blinded by lust
- The Westcountry Witch
- Jul 6, 2018
- 2 min read
Oh Smoothie Harry, I hear ya, I hear ya!
THE GLANCONER
Illusion. Delusion. Lust. Projection. Clear sight
Have you ever noticed that when we really, really want someone or something, we tend to see it without clarity? The object of our lust looks flawless and glamorous, which should tell us something right away. But, usually, it doesn’t.
He says his name is Smoothe Harry, but that may be a little illusion of his own. Unlike the Pook (Card 60), The Glanconer doesn’t change his shape to tempt us with our own mental confusions and paradoxes. He simply wears a mirror in which we see our desires temptingly displayed. He doesn’t try to fool us; he simply allows us to fool ourselves. Well…. he may try just a little, just to make the test a little more difficult. After all, we can be more proud of passing a difficult test than an easy one, can’t we?
Smoothe Harry also appeals to our vanity – and the more we have of it, the easier his work is. A little flattery and we’ll believe whatever he wants us to swallow – especially since it is just what we want to swallow anyway. Of all the faery challengers, Smoothe Harry is the most likely to be sly. He practices a sort of emotional judo where he lets our own desires lead us into a fall. As we rush headlong toward our vision of perfection, he need only to step to one side as we cast ourselves at him – and down we go. Not fun. But, maybe. perhaps, we might just learn something from it.
Starter reading
It is not good to make decisions when blinded by lust. Whether it is lust for a person, a thing, or an idea, we need to pause and take our time before making actual commitments. We need to read the fine print, check out the foundations, get a mechanic to test the so-beautiful secondhand car. If we are considering buying something, we can refuse to let ourselves be rushed into it and take time to make sure it is really what we think it is. If we are considering making a commitment to other people, we need to take our time and really get to know them much better. This is another lesson in seeing the truth behind a beglamoured surface, though in this case it is we who have cast the glamour.
My thoughts
Oh my god I saw the thing, I love the thing, I will do the thing. Hold on, take a breath. I get distracted by shiny things. New ideas, especially business ideas. Today I was mulling over the candle idea's for my shop, I almost bought a load of packaging supplies. Almost. This card reminded me to take a breath, step back and calm down. I haven't even made the candles, or tested my idea and there I was about to buy packaging? No Li, calm down when facing something shiny.
Cards by Brian Froud Book by Jessica Macbeth
Portrait by Brian Froud © Painting copyright 2000 by Brian Froud All rights reserved.
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