Card of the Day for August 31 - Queen of Cups
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Attribution - Gemini-Cancer cusp (20 degrees Gemini to 20 degrees Cancer)
Cups is the suit of emotion, inner states, feelings, relationships, memories, spiritual experiences. This suit talks about friendship, family, love and happiness.
The cup is the container of something sacred. It is the suit of artists, musicians, creativity, healing, imagination. In it’s negative form it can represent anger, resentment, misunderstandings, hurt, pain, rejection, disputes, divorce, conflict, inconsiderate behaviour.
Queens stand for both women who are
actual people in your life and for different aspects of your
personality. They are mother figures and mature women with
personal power. Queens demonstrate creativity, love of nature,
caring, fondness for children.
Possible Careers – caretaker, nurse, home-care worker, artist, writer.
Rider-Waite Imagery
The Pictorial Key to the Tarot by Arthur Edward Waite (1911)
Beautiful, fair, dreamy–as one who sees visions in a cup. This
is, however, only one of her aspects; she sees, but she also acts,
and her activity feeds her dream.
Divinatory Meanings
Upright: Good, fair woman; honest, devoted woman, who will do service to the Querent; loving intelligence, and hence the gift of vision; success, happiness, pleasure; also wisdom, virtue; a perfect spouse and a good mother.
Reversed: The accounts vary; good woman; otherwise, distinguished woman but one not to be trusted; perverse woman; vice, dishonour, depravity.
Some Additional Meanings of the Lesser Arcana
Queen: Sometimes denotes a woman of equivocal character.
Reversed: A rich marriage for a man and a distinguished one for a
woman.
UPRIGHT
Counsellor.
Comprehension, listening, empathy.
Delicate soul.
Mother.
Woman whose life revolves around home and family.
A good cook, an immaculate home, a tidy garden.
Unconditional love.
Honest, gentle, warm, nurturing, creative intuition.
A mysterious nature.
In touch with your emotions.
Love and marriage.
Generous, helpful, encouraging.
Sensitive, creative.
Lover of art and poetry.
Mediumistic, dreamy, empathic.
Ability to realize intentions.
Give some extra TLC.
REVERSED
Women who love too much.
Excessive dependence.
Jealousy, resentment, accusations, tantrums, hurt feelings.
A miserable mother-in-law.
Overworked imagination.
Secretive nature.
Self-deceptive personality.
Reacting instead of acting.
Emotional needs that are not being met.
Emotions clouding judgement.
Untrustworthy and fickle.
Feels victimized.
Self-indulgent.
Prone to vice.
Insensitive to others needs.
Unspoken resentment.
Escapism.
Emotional neglect.
Unreliable person.
Immorality.
Opportunism.
May be sad and grieving for lost spouse; a widow or unwilling divorcee.
The personality of the Queen of Cups combines the positive water energy of the Cups suit with the inward focus of a Queen. Because she has a sweet, loving and sensitive nature, the Queen of Cups has a kind word for everyone and never reacts with anger or impatience. There is a gentleness about her that soothes and calms. Compassion is her watchword. Her reactions to the world are guided by her feelings. In all matters, she lets her heart lead the way. She senses emotional currents and knows what others are experiencing without having to ask. She is never moody, but understands moods and their influence. She trusts her intuition and so is more open to knowledge that comes from within herself and beyond. She is often moved by the beauty and tragedy of life. The Queen of Cups feels deeply and has a reverence for all aspects of God's creation. Her love includes and embraces everyone and everything.
In readings, the Queen of Cups asks you to think and feel as she does. For example: Are you aware of the emotional climate? Are you feeling loving? Do you trust your heart? Have you received an intuitive message? Have you been moved by another's pain?
This Queen can also represent a man or woman who is like her, or an atmosphere of gentle love, acceptance and respect for feelings. In a reading, she tells you that her special energy has meaning for you at this time. Let yourself be inspired by this Queen in whatever form she appears in your life.
(Interpretation from Joan Bunning)
1. Haindl
2. Master
3. Durer
4. Wheel of Change
5. Animal Lords
6. Gill
