The Fox's Wedding
Le Lys (The Lily) from the Lenormand de Saint-Ouen
Lenormand de Saint-Ouen

Le Lys

The Lily
Virtue's Position

The Quatrain

Au-dessus de ta tête, Ta vertu, le lys fête. Mais placé au bas, Gare le faux pas.

The lily honors integrity when elevated; below, it warns that dignity can be compromised by one careless step.

The Archetype

The same integrity is celebrated when held high and put at risk when it slips low. Jung's Self is sensitive to exactly this kind of context — virtue isn't a fixed possession, it's something carried well or carried carelessly, and position matters.

A Practice For Today

Carry one value you hold with a bit more visible care today than you usually bother to.

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