Card of the Day for October 12 - King of Cups
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Attribution - Cancer
Aquarius-Pisces cusp (20
degrees Aquarius to 20 degrees Pisces)
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.
Kings stand for actual people in your life or different aspects of your personality. Kings are father figures and symbolize mature men, leadership and authority. Kings stand for force of will, initiative, publicity, honours, rewards, public recognition.
Rider-Waite ImageryThe King of Cups sits on a grey (wisdom) throne. He is wearing a blue (emotions, observing) gown, yellow (mind, intellect) cloak with red (desire, action) trim, green (growth, love) shoes. His orb and scepter is a cup and lotus wand. His crown is made of lotus flowers.
The King of Cups represents you. He is emotional stable and
supportive. He cares and provides for the people unconditionally.
Your guidance for spiritual work should be a choice that allows
you to nurture and support people emotionally. Kings are teachers.
You should look for areas that allow you to teach people how to
take care of themselves emotionally.
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The Pictorial Key to the Tarot by Arthur Edward Waite (1911)
He holds a short sceptre in his left hand and a great cup in his
right; his throne is set upon the sea; on one side a ship is
riding and on the other a dolphin is leaping. The implicit is that
the Sign of the Cup naturally refers to water, which appears in
all the court cards.
Divinatory Meanings
Upright: Fair man, man of business, law, or divinity;
responsible, disposed to oblige the Querent; also equity, art and
science, including those who profess science, law and art;
creative intelligence.
Reversed: Dishonest, double-dealing man; roguery, exaction, injustice, vice, scandal, pillage, considerable loss.
Some Additional Meanings of the Lesser Arcana:
King: Beware of ill-will on the part of a man of position, and of
hypocrisy pretending to help. Reversed: Loss.
The champion.
A man of culture and
intelligence; will listen and offer sound advice.
Repressing desire in favour of responsibility.
A family man, a loving man.
Feelings, imagination, respect, trust, elegance, generosity, wisdom, healing, intuition, strength and compassion.
Feel what you feel without censure of apology and encourage others to do the same.You rule as King over the
world of your feelings.
A good friend.
Tolerant of other’s positions.
Community spirited.
Willingness to sacrifice feelings and dreams for the general good.
Often lives by the sea.
Devout and introspective.
The situation will be received favourably, especially if it is an artistic pursuit.
Cover your feelings with a
calm exterior. You can ride this out.
Repressing desire in favour of responsibility.
Feelings.
Imagination.
Respect, trust.
Elegance.
Generosity.
Wisdom.
Healing.
Creativity and joy, creative
leadership.
Often makes a living as a
counsellor, a guide, a minister, or as a psychologist.
Can be wealthy, either
through family wealth or through careful wealth-building money
management; rental properties or real estate. (E. Hazel)
REVERSED
Pent up emotions.
Self-harm or seeking
destructive distractions instead of dealing with your feelings.
Lack of creativity.
A man with great hidden
sadness.
Afraid to feel emotions for fear of losing control.
Dishonest, secretive.
Being part of a con game.
Overly emotional and sentimental.
Jealous and possessive person.
Becoming upset when someone doesn’t love us as much as we wish.
Difficult to please.
Crafty, shifty, self-promoting.
Feeling sorry for yourself – no one knows what you’ve given up.
Becoming resentful and bad tempered because your sacrifice s not appreciated.
An adulterer.
Someone transparent in his flattery.
Tending to selfish security needs at the expense of someone else.
Stop putting on a “good
front” and denying your own pain.
Turning to drugs and alcohol because you feel repressed.
Calm expression masking a violent soul
Watch your money.1. Robin Wood
2. Herbal
3. Amber
4. Lunatic
5. Gill
6. Haindl