Card of the Day for September 1 - Three of Cups

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THREE OF CUPS

Attribution - Mercury in Cancer

Cups is the suit of emotion, inner states, feelings, relationships, memories, spiritual experiences. This suit talks about friendship, family, love and happiness.

Threes are the numbers of creation, growth, increase, enthusiasm, expansion and flowering. This is the number of intermingling of opposites to produce a third independent entity.

Rider-Waite Imagery

The Pictorial Key to the Tarot by Arthur Edward Waite (1911)

Maidens in a garden-ground with cups uplifted, as if pledging one another.

Divinatory Meanings

Upright: The conclusion of any matter in plenty, perfection and merriment; happy issue, victory, fulfillment, solace, healing,

Reversed: Expedition, dispatch, achievement, end. It signifies also the side of excess in physical enjoyment, and the pleasures of the senses.

Some Additional Meanings of the Lesser Arcana

Three: Unexpected advancement for a military man. Reversed: Consolation, cure, end of the business.

UPRIGHT

Emotional joy.

A time to rejoice.

Getting together with old friends.

Having fun.

The fulfillment of hopes.

Reunions, birthdays, anniversaries.

Family gatherings.

Good news or letter from a special friend.

Good fortune, good luck.

Groups of people who share similar interests.

Healing.

Talent in the arts, music, design, beauty or hospitality business.

Attend a local festival, participate in community activities, plan a party. Interact with others today and have a joyful day!

Enjoy the passion that life offers you.

Great things coming into your life.

Manifest abundance.

Inspiration.

Possibility of a birth.

Enthusiasm, upbeat emotions.

Enjoyment, satisfaction, happiness, abundance.

A long or grave illness is now over.

REVERSED

Problems in a relationship.

A shallow interest in someone.

An illicit affair.

Not enjoying the company of others.

Tied and uninterested in what is around you.

Avoiding old friends.

Absence of a lover.

Outside activities are interfering with your responsibilities.

Overindulgence in food or drink.

Promiscuity, sexual exploitation, indulgence, harmful excesses.

Don’t let bored or idle conversation upset you.

Talking without thinking first.

You might need to apologize to friends.

Hidden talents.

Loneliness, boredom, unhappiness.

Inactivity.

You have reached a plateau of diminishing returns.

You need more contact with the outside world.

Too much competition, not enough co-operation.

1. Robin Wood
2. Morgan Greer
3. Hudes
4. Herbal
5. Alleged
6. Llewellyn

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