Card of the Day for October 20 - Knight of Cups
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Attribution - Libra-Scorpio Cusp (20
degrees Libra to 20 degrees Scorpio)
Samhain, Halloween, all Hallows. This area of the sky includes
most of Virgo, including the star Spica, and most of Bootes,
including the star Arcturus. Also includes the constellations of
Libra and Centaurus. This section of the zodiac, from Libra to
Scorpio, is called the Via Combusta, the Burning Way, and is
considered unlucky (Liz Hazel)
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.
Rider-Waite Imagery
Court cards can represent your personality, someone close to you
and situations you find yourself in. Usually they describe all
three at once.
The knight sits on a white (spirit) horse. He is holding a golden
cup in one hand. His armor (Mars) is covered in fish (water). His
helmet has wings (mercury) on it. There is a desert in the
background. A stream (emotions) runs through it and there are
cliffs (limitations, boundaries) in the background.
The Knight is emotional support in action. He is like the King of
Cups. He is concerned with providing emotional support but he is
much more active. He is traveling to people to help them out,
helping them find their emotional home.
http://tarotjourney.net/tarot-cards/minor-arcana/cups/12-knight-of-cups/
The Pictorial Key to the Tarot by Arthur Edward Waite (1911)
Graceful, but not warlike; riding quietly, wearing a winged
helmet, referring to those higher graces of the imagination which
sometimes characterize this card. He too is a dreamer, but the
images of the side of sense haunt him in his vision.
Divinatory Meanings
Upright: Arrival, approach–sometimes that of a messenger; advances, proposition, demeanour, invitation, incitement.
Reversed: Trickery, artifice, subtlety, swindling, duplicity, fraud.
Some Additional Meanings of the Lesser Arcana
Knight: A visit from a friend, who will bring unexpected money to
the Querent. Reversed: Irregularity.
UPRIGHT
Here is The Grail Knight, the Knight in shining armour, someone who will come when needed, an excellent friend.
He is a person of high intelligence and deeply romantic. He is usually skilled in the arts and understands human needs. He sets high standards – only his best will do.
Someone creative, nurturing, caring,
idealistic, charming and companionable.
A handsome, engaging man.
Very private and seldom reveals the
depth of self to others.
These people are often counsellors or therapists.
A marriage proposal could be in the offing or perhaps competition for a love.
The arrival of a lover.
Escapist dreams and longings.
Creativity that lacks practicality.
Dreaming your life away.
An envelope with money in it.
An opportunity approaches.
A pleasant invitation.
Taking action designed to make you happy.
Devotion, love, respect.
Pursuing a venture with your whole
heart.
REVERSED
A man who wants to be the sexual
object in a relationship.
A departure.
A postponement of an offer or proposal.
Losing touch with some of your fantasies.
You must combine action with dreaming.
Someone who doesn’t relate well with others around him.
Fear of commitment.
Doesn’t tell the whole truth about how he feels.
Can’t express himself emotionally.
A swindler, a fraud, a trickster, con artist.
Someone sensual, idle, untruthful, irresponsible, dishonest, sly, cunning.
False affection.
Playing emotional games.
Living in your fantasies.
A seducer of wives.
Unrequited love.
He’s too good to be true.
Self-deception.
May be addicted to alcohol or drugs.
Transsexuals, cross-dressers, bisexuals or individuals who seem sexually ambivalent. Gender confusion.
1. Robin Wood
2. Morgan Greer
3. Amber (Julian!)
4. Kazanlar
5. Haindl
6. Herbal