The Maiden Past Life

The Maiden is a lovely card, concerned with the harmonization of opposites at all levels of being. At the highest level, the Maiden represents love and marriage – the archetypal union of male and female. Of course, it has much to do with emotional relationships. However for love to grow and create change, it must be allowed to flow unhindered and free. If this is stopped, then love, like the water becomes stagnant and fetid.

The maiden lived in a time of affluence and ‘polite’ society, protected from many of life’s pitfalls. Like all relationships, family, friends and business included, have you expressed everything you need to say? Have you offered them emotional honesty and genuine access to the feelings you have for them?

Ask yourself the same questions – have you been emotionally honest with yourself? Are you creating positive feelings about yourself? If not, then open up those doors and let yourself really see who you are. You might just get a pleasant surprise.

The Maiden lived in a time when free choice and openness was not easy. Look to see where this might impact on your current life. Following your own path can mean going against those who are urging you in a direction that may well be wrong for you.

A past life as a young woman of status meant being sheltered from life’s ugly truths. Looking for love was not an option – marriage was a matter of convenience. Do remnants of this past life still haunt you in this life?

Upright Meanings: desire, romance, honor, optimism, soulmates, trust, love, perfect unions, partnerships, harmony, kindred spirits, sexual connections, relationships, major choices

Reversed Meanings: imbalance, conflict, disconnection, disunion, trust issues, fickleness, disharmony, separation, lack of accountability, untrustworthy, unreliability, frustration