Card of the Day for October 1 - Ace of Cups
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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.
Aces = One = Pure Potential
Aces represent the beginning of a
cycle, new beginnings, the creative principle, the root force,
births, new projects, leadership, raw energy.
Rider-Waite Imagery
A white hand emerges from a gray cloud from the right. A golden
cup rests in the palm of the hand. A white dove is dropping a
wafer the has an equal armed cross into the cup. The cup is over
flowing with 5 streams of water and 26 drops of water.. There are
3 bells on the base of the cup which has an upside down M. The sky
is gray. There is a green hill in the distance on the left. The
water flows into a lake with green lilies that have pink flowers.
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The Pictorial Key to the Tarot by Arthur Edward Waite (1911)
The waters are beneath, and thereon are water-lilies; the hand issues from the cloud, holding in its palm the cup, from which four streams are pouring; a dove, bearing in its bill a cross-marked Host, descends to place the Wafer in the Cup; the dew of water is falling on all sides. It is an intimation of that which may lie behind the Lesser Arcana.
Divinatory Meanings
Upright: House of the true heart, joy, content, abode, nourishment, abundance, fertility; Holy Table, felicity hereof.
Reversed: House of the false heart, mutation, instability, revolution.
Some Additional Meanings of the Lesser Arcana
Ace: Inflexible will, unalterable law. Reversed: Unexpected
change of position.
UPRIGHT
Life's wellspring.
With this card resonating to the number one, we have the beginning of the opening of the heart.
Whether it is love, joy, beauty or health, this is the beginning of all good things.
It can also indicate a breakthrough in spiritual development.
Make the choice that best supports your relationships and your inner world.
There is a strong element of love surrounding you.
Bounty, positive cash flow.
New offers on the way.
Opportunities out of the blue.
Process of creation.
Kind messages.
Excellent health.
Falling in love, romance, marriage.
Pregnancy.
Lovers, artists, psychics, counsellors, compassionate persons.
Being happy.
Deep emotional connections.
New ways to appreciate the love you already have.
Blessings from above.
Go with the flow, be the flow.
Discover within you a river of peace.
REVERSED
Excessive emotion, excessive water as
in a flood, violent rain storm or a blizzard (Elizabeth Hazel)
Unfortunate and abrupt changes.
A heart that is not as open as it
should be.
Avoiding love.
A sense of feeling unwanted or uncared for.
Unrequited love.
Being disappointed, lonely, uncertain and emotionally off-centre.
Divorce.
Emptiness of soul, spirit, body or mind.
Bored or tired of the same old conditions.
Selfishness.
Being unloving.
Selfish claim of love.
A family member that disapproves of a
relationship.
A need for balance – you love too intensely or not at all.
Being out of touch with what bring you joy.
Dealing with false values.
Making a show of generosity to cover a lack of emotional intimacy.
Minor illness if you allow your immune system to run down.
False pregnancy or a pregnancy that comes at a bad time.
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2. Wheel of Change
3. Robin Wood
4. Old Path
5. Maat
6. Sidhe