How do (G)I-DLE and BTS see each other?
The collective view or perception that BTS have of (G)I-DLE is similar to the collective view that they have had for other girl groups. The projected perception there is represented by The Moon and The Empress, both very strong, feminine energies. I think something similar has come out before and I mentioned that it’s not really a specific opinion, it’s wide-sweeping energy or view that they have for all girl groups. Without sounding like too much of a cheese ball, they have a lot of respect and high thoughts of women in the industry and just by default they hold these archetypes, like The Moon and The Empress, over them all. I would assume it comes out more general when the collective perception is not well-formed, as in they don’t know the group personally, don’t know the dynamic, and don’t know what exactly they are putting out. Basically, it comes off like they have a general personal opinion of respect and high regard for them, but don’t have much of a professional opinion, or at least nothing that would go against their default view of The Moon and The Empress.
On the other hand, (G)I-DLE have more of a deeper set view of BTS which I thought was very interesting. There’s actually some anger or resentment, but it’s not directed at BTS, it’s directed at people who work against BTS. I assume this is more so towards people within the industry and not just everyday haters.
The 5 of Cups is the main energy, a sore spot, or a “sour spot” as I was hearing it. They have a “sweet” perspective of BTS but this issue that they find surrounding them makes the sweet go sour. What the 5 of Cups is focusing on is the 7 of Wands, an image where a man is shown to be batting away at people below who are trying to knock him down from his position on the cliff. The card that followed this, the one that would be laid over the upright cups in the 5 of Cups, is the 3 of Wands, which shows a man standing comfortably on top of a cliff looking out at the ocean as ships come and go.
The 3 of Wands is what they know BTS to be, but the 7 of Wands is what they see people trying to do to them. The whole “paved the way” thing is literally what the 3 of Wands is showing. They are at the forefront, at the very top and they are calling in the ships, literally importing and exporting business within the industry. They are acting as leaders in that sense, but then you have people who would rather be in that position and what to tear them down in order to get there, ignoring the benefits that BTS gives the entire industry, literally jabbing at their feet in an attempt to make them fall like the man in the 7 of Wands.
So, the girls, maybe personally or just from a professional view, see BTS as, literally, the ones to be paving the way, ones to follow and pay close attention to — that’s the sweet perspective. But as they watch them and pay attention to them, they do see those instances where people try to bring them down in some very low and shady ways.
Overall, there is a lot of respect between the groups, there was a lot of focus on professional opinion and business-related situations here, but I’m sure there is a lot of room for more personal connections to come up with that mutual respect and consideration.