Card of the Day for October 15 - Seven of Cups
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Attribution - Venus in
Scorpio
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.
Seven is the number of the Universe. It is the three of the heavens (soul) combined with the four (body) of the earth; being the first number containing both the spiritual and the temporal. In all cultures, myths and legends seven represents completeness and totality, macrocosm, perfection, plenty, reintegration, mysticism, magic, change, turning point, rebellion, eccentricity, fate.
Sevens denote a period of
introspection or solitude. They deal with wisdom, completeness,
perfection, and relate to the development of the soul.
Rider-Waite Imagery
A man stands in front of 7 cups that are floating in a cloud. He is seen from behind and in shadow. The cups contain strange objects. The represent among other things, the 7 planetary trump and the 7 deadly sins.
- Head: Venus - Empress
- Ghost: Moon - High Priestess
- Snake: Mercury - The Magician
- Castle: Mars - The Tower
- Jewels: Jupiter - Wheel of Fortune
- Wreath: Saturn - The World
- Dragon: Sun - The Sun
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The Pictorial Key to the Tarot by Arthur Edward Waite (1911)
Strange chalices of vision, but the images are more especially those of the fantastic spirit.
Divinatory Meanings
Upright: Fairy favours, images of reflection, sentiment, imagination, things seen in the glass of contemplation; some attainment in these degrees, but nothing permanent or substantial is suggested.
Reversed: Desire, will, determination, project.
Some Additional Meanings of the Lesser Arcana
Seven: Fair child; idea, design, resolve, movement. Reversed:
Success, if accompanied by the Three of Cups.
UPRIGHT
This is a card about dreaming. There is nothing wrong with dreams, however, indulging in endless dreaming will get you nowhere. Decide what is practical, what is possible and what is a waste of time.
This Seven reminds us that there are invisible currents we can harness to our wills, even when the visible methods don’t seem to be working.
Considering all
possibilities, reflecting on options.
Castles in the air.
Emotional choices.
Role playing.
Spell casting, seeding the
universe with wishes and prayers.
Imagination is working overtime.
Wishful thinking.
Too many roads to choose from can slow the journey.
Uncertainty.
Dreams, see the truth and not the dream.
An overactive imagination.
Epic fantasy realms.
Cartoons, comic books,
anime.
Lack of focus.
Temptation will cost more than it gives if we fall for it.
Do not look for too many things at once.
You can’t see the forest for the trees.
Make a choice! Stop daydreaming and get on with it.
The world is your oyster.
Don’t spread yourself too thin.
You can be too busy chasing the lover in your head to pay attention to the lover in your bed.
Looking for the “perfect”
one.
REVERSED
Over optimism can confuse the issue.
Prepare for the worst and it is less likely to happen.
Deception in relationships.
False expectations.
Poor you, it's time for a
pity party.
Procrastination.
Foolishness and daydreaming lead to failure.
A choice has been made, a plan drawn up.
Making up your mind.
Create something “real”, take action based on your fantasies and dreams.
Take better care of yourself.
Draw a new picture on the canvas of your life.
Refusing to fantasize.
Believing illusions to be reality.Spilling deep persona secrets but not telling the whole truth.
1. Herbal
2. Morgan Greer
3. Robin Wood
4. Hudes
5. Elf of Heaven
6. Phantasmagoric
