by estellew | Sep 20, 2015 | Cups, Minor Arcana, Tarot
The Ace of Cups is the Root of the Powers of Water. It is aligned with the Water signs of Cancer, Scorpio & Pisces and represents an upsurge of positive emotional energy and connection to the heart. The Element of Water which has the rulership of this card represents emotion, flow, creativity, receptivity and fertility. It is also a spiritual card, and can signify the flowering of a heartfelt connection to Spirit. The Cup reminds us of the Holy Grail of legend, and represents the depths of the unconscious and our capacity for great love - starting with the love of Self and extending out towards humanity, the Earth, and ultimately out to the Stars. Romance is in the air when the Ace of Cups comes to call. This card signifies an opening of the heartspace and a willingness to live love and to receive love. This is the great attractor of relationship, because you are now attuned to finding love in your life and experience. You will receive inspiration from your dreams, and often the most beautiful and memorable dreams will come to you under the influence of this Ace. It is up to you to brings those dreams into your experience by positive focus and intention. The Ace of Cups, like all Aces, has the most potential of the Suit. It is a burst of energy (in this case emotional) that gives you the opportunity by your attitude and receptivity, to express the highest vibration available with the energy. Since this is a fertile card, it does not just refer to fertility of the body, but...
by estellew | Aug 7, 2015 | Cups, Minor Arcana, Tarot
Known also as the Root of the Powers of Water, the Ace of Cups represents potential positive emotional power and new beginnings. It brings an outpouring of love resulting in a new relationship, or a new dynamic phase in an existing relationship. Your cup runneth over; there is a generosity of good feelings in the air - you are willing to see the good in others and celebrate the similarities and contrasts between you. This is the Holy Grail, the prize so sought after by all the Knights of Christendom and it represents purity, honesty and kindness - all positive qualities of the heart. This card describes the state of bliss that we have all heard about but dare not hope to achieve for ourselves - this card arrives to tell you it is within your reach and it is a worthy goal. All of the Aces in the Tarot refer to raw potential energy, and this Ace is no different. Our emotions have power, subtlety, majesty, and sometimes despair as well. The Ace represents the pure potential of our emotions, and it is up to us decide how they will play out. What you feed your emotions is directly related to the emotional crops you will harvest, so take care of your feelings, and your heart, and never let despair or negativity take hold. There is so much energy in this placement that you really can decide how things will turn out for you, and it has the potential to be spectacular. “If you do follow your bliss you put yourself on a kind of track that has...
by estellew | Aug 7, 2015 | Cups, Minor Arcana, Tarot
Known also as the Lord of Love, and represented by Venus in Cancer, the Two of Cups represents happy relationships and deep emotional connection. Venus is the Goddess of Love and Cancer represents deep familial connections and kindred spirits. This card represents union that is uncomplicated and fulfilling. It is a coming home, recognising the twin soul of the other that completes you. There is an emotional openness to you now that invites the perfect soul into your sphere - you attract to you what you are. A welcome sight when the question relates to romantic relationships, the Two of Cups brings commitment of the heart, an important union and not a fling, and this union is surrounded by kindness, understanding and delight. This is a case of feeling emotional euphoria such as you may have not felt before. It is beholding and recognising the beloved and is a spiritual experience. This card can also bring reconciliation where there have been misunderstandings in close relationships - the cups depicted in the card are full to overflowing, and this underlines a willingness for forgiveness and understanding leading to ongoing contentment. Traditionally this card is the Cinderella and Prince Charming moment. Before the glass slipper is lost and all the confusion that comes with the trying on of shoes and jealousies from step sisters and so on, it is the moment when her eyes meet his and they both know that there is no one else in the entirety of the Universe who will do. It is perfect recognition of the missing half of one's heart and it is a priceless...
by estellew | Aug 10, 2015 | Cups, Minor Arcana, Tarot
Known also as the Lord of Abundance, and aligned with Mercury in Cancer, the Three of Cups represents celebration, pleasure, entertainment and fun. Mercury is communication, movement and variety, while Cancer is family, tradition and a sense of continuity. This card describes love of the highest order. It is the pleasure in the company of family, friends and new acquaintances, buoyed along by the traditions and satisfaction that the keeping of the rituals of society and the comfort derived from this bestows. It is love and affection overflowing, and the culmination of the blossoming of love that was initiated in the Two of Cups. This is a deepening of that energy, and a movement towards commitment and furtherance of relationship and regard. It is the promise and yet not the fulfillment of happily ever after. The seeds of deep emotional satisfaction have been sown and now they are showing their heads above the soil with all the promise of the harvest to come. You have love to spare and to share, and you feel the benevolence and positive regard to those closest to you. You understand that now you have in your life everything you need in this world to be happy and you share the energy of your happiness with others, and it is like a contagion of good feeling. This card brings abundance and a feeling that all is well in your world and the Universe supports you. Traditionally, it represents celebrations - engagement, marriage, declaration of vows, christening, anniversary - a reason to get together with your family, friends and greater tribe, and celebrate the bounty...
by estellew | Aug 7, 2015 | Cups, Minor Arcana, Tarot
The Four of Cups is the Lord of Blended Pleasure and is aligned with Moon in Cancer. It represents detachment, introspection and willingness to hold out for what you know is right for you. Fours are foundational numbers, so they tend to solidify the energy embodied in the initial cards of the Suit, in this case Cups. Cups deal with the emotional dimension, and so when the Four of Cups turns up in a reading, there is a difficult blending of the fluid element of Water (Cups) and the solid structure of the Four. This brings uncertainty, disillusion and confusion, especially where the feelings are concerned. There is an unwillingness to try new things on an emotional level - there is a feeling of being stuck in old patterns and refusing to shift. Sometimes one feels that it is better to stick with a situation, no matter how painful, because at least it is a known quality. Changing brings uncertainty and fear of pain and disconnection, which you have come to believe is to be avoided at all costs. But without a willingness to change old patterns, life goes on in the same old way, day in and day out. In relationships, there is a reluctance to risk your heart, since it has been hurt in the past and so you have grown a protective shell around it that is meant to prevent any pain or loss from entering. But the problem with this approach is that it becomes inflexible and unable to take a chance when a chance is needed. It is time to re-evaluate past decisions, in...
by estellew | Aug 7, 2015 | Cups, Minor Arcana, Tarot
Known as the Lord of Blended Pleasure and aligned with the Moon in Cancer, the Four of Cups represents emotional riches, love and tenderness, but it can also mean emotional uncertainty. The Moon is at home in Cancer, and as the Moon represents feminine, yin energy that is changeable, Cancer represents comfort, support, home and healing. The problem is that often this directs one's gaze back to the past, the good old days, so it can be a card of dwelling in the past and missing what is right here, right now and more real than past remembrances. In more traditional decks, this card is often depicted as four cups presented as a choice or gift, with one cup often spilled or just out of reach. This points to the meaning behind the card - that often we have love and affection within our reach but it is the the dream that is out there, that we yearn towards and not being able to reach, causes us pain. It can even point to a temptation of the heart, such as a flirtation or an affair. What we fail to understand is that we have three cups already full to overflowing, and the cup that is just out of range is full of promises that may or may not be tangible. So we often ignore the love and pleasures that we do have for the false promise of the unattainable. The real problem appears to be a familiarity, or boredom with life and love, a sort of feeling of "Is that it?" that fills one with a kind of hopelessness...
