Angel Paths for August 31 - Queen of Cups
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The Queen of Cups
If the Queen of Cups appears in a reading to indicate
a woman, she will be a gentle and tranquil woman,
romantic by nature, generous with her tenderness. She
will be something of a day-dreamer - perhaps a bit
unrealistic, but creative and hopeful.
She is often involved in creative or literary
pursuits, and enjoys art, good music, literature and
things of beauty. She is unstinting in her readiness
to nurture others, sometimes to her own detriment.
She's often connected with motherhood, and mothering.
She is often intuitive, and psychic. Her foremost
ability in this area is a talent for simply absorbing
energies around her and reflecting them back,
unchanged. In this aspect she can often be a revealer
for those around her.
If she is badly aspected, however, another aspect of
her personality shows through. The gentleness and
tranquillity convert to weakness and unspoken
resentment. She nurtures for the sake of inducing
dependancy, and places undue importance on being in a
relationship, no matter what its quality. She will
believe herself unable to stand alone.
Her reflective quality backfires so that she begins to
take on the attitudes and thoughts of others. When
this happens she begins to show signs of feeling
victimised. She might present to the world with a
poor-little-me attitude.
When the card comes up to indicate a change in
some-one's response, we see the woman in love -
entering into the deepest and most emotional realms of
her personality, and returning refreshed and
invigorated.
Sometimes the card will come up to indicate a woman
acting as priestess of the Goddess.
Working with the Queen of Cups
This Queen rules the realms of love and beauty - both
mundane and spiritual. She indicates the inner
reflective quality which allows us to relate to the
imaginal and dreaming qualities each of us has -
though all too often rarely uses.
So on a day which is ruled by her, it is to these
areas we must turn. This is a time to reflect about
love, and to seek out beauty. But since this card is
an inward looking one, in many respects, we need to
look at ourselves more than we look outside.
Seek out the lovely, loving things in you. Search for
your own beauty. Try to identify the things in
yourself that you are glad to have as a part of you.
Find things about yourself which are beautiful.
One important aspect of the Queen of Cups is her
ability to let us reach inside and see things from a
different perspective. She gives us permission to be
in love with and satisfied by ourselves.
And when we do feel like this about ourselves, we
shine a little brighter in the rest of the world. So
everybody wins!!
Affirmation: I am a radiant loveable being.
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