Tarot Of The Day July 19, 2018 - Day 26: The Raven’s Prophecy Deck - Introduction to the Suit of Cups
I have begun the creation of an 89 day tarot course in a group I am a member of on Facebook ('A Kaleidoscope of Magical Perceptions' is the name of the group, please feel free to request membership - it is full of fun people and really great posts about all manner of topics) and I thought I would cross post the information here to this blog as well. Once the initial sessions of the course have passed, it will start over using a different tarot deck. The text of the twenty-sixth session follows.
The Major Arcana complete, we now enter the realm of the four suits or houses of the tarot. The Cups are the symbolic stand-ins for the element of water, and the suit of cups pertains to situations and events of an emotional nature. They signify an emotional issue or love situation, or some event that affects the querent emotionally. The watery astrological signs are Cancer, Scorpio and Pisces. Additionally, cups were the symbol of the clergy in feudal times, and thus cup cards can also be interpreted as having to do with spiritual or religious matters. Kabbalistically speaking, the Cups are the suit of emotional impulse.
Traditionally speaking, the Cups are about emotion, family, and a bit of romance. The Cups often refer to a person’s state of mind, and events that affect it.
Maggie Stiefvater writes about the Cups in her book, ‘Illuminating the Prophecy’: “The cups suit is interested in the thing that we all can’t avoid: people! This is the suit of relationships, both friendly and romantic, and all of the cards in it are interested in the way people come and go in your life and how you get along with them...or don’t. It’s a passionate suit interested in feelings and emotions. Interestingly enough, although fights and disagreements involve other people, you’ll often find that the swords appear when you need to deal with that kind of conflict. In many ways, the sword are focused on keeping you from hurting other people. The cups are have an eye on making yourself and other people happy. Complementary goals, but different methods: one positive, and one negative.”
Tomorrow - Ace of Cups
***TOTD will cover the entire 78 card Raven’s Prophecy Deck alongside the Rider-Waite deck for comparison. In order to not completely burn out, on Saturday I will break the lessons up by doing a practicum lesson. Practicum lessons will take the form of a layout or spread that I will walk you through the steps of interpretation for. After the first round of sessions ends, we will start over with a short break for a poll to be done to see what deck everyone wants to see next round. ***
I have begun the creation of an 89 day tarot course in a group I am a member of on Facebook ('A Kaleidoscope of Magical Perceptions' is the name of the group, please feel free to request membership - it is full of fun people and really great posts about all manner of topics) and I thought I would cross post the information here to this blog as well. Once the initial sessions of the course have passed, it will start over using a different tarot deck. The text of the twenty-sixth session follows.
The Major Arcana complete, we now enter the realm of the four suits or houses of the tarot. The Cups are the symbolic stand-ins for the element of water, and the suit of cups pertains to situations and events of an emotional nature. They signify an emotional issue or love situation, or some event that affects the querent emotionally. The watery astrological signs are Cancer, Scorpio and Pisces. Additionally, cups were the symbol of the clergy in feudal times, and thus cup cards can also be interpreted as having to do with spiritual or religious matters. Kabbalistically speaking, the Cups are the suit of emotional impulse.
Traditionally speaking, the Cups are about emotion, family, and a bit of romance. The Cups often refer to a person’s state of mind, and events that affect it.
Maggie Stiefvater writes about the Cups in her book, ‘Illuminating the Prophecy’: “The cups suit is interested in the thing that we all can’t avoid: people! This is the suit of relationships, both friendly and romantic, and all of the cards in it are interested in the way people come and go in your life and how you get along with them...or don’t. It’s a passionate suit interested in feelings and emotions. Interestingly enough, although fights and disagreements involve other people, you’ll often find that the swords appear when you need to deal with that kind of conflict. In many ways, the sword are focused on keeping you from hurting other people. The cups are have an eye on making yourself and other people happy. Complementary goals, but different methods: one positive, and one negative.”
Tomorrow - Ace of Cups
***TOTD will cover the entire 78 card Raven’s Prophecy Deck alongside the Rider-Waite deck for comparison. In order to not completely burn out, on Saturday I will break the lessons up by doing a practicum lesson. Practicum lessons will take the form of a layout or spread that I will walk you through the steps of interpretation for. After the first round of sessions ends, we will start over with a short break for a poll to be done to see what deck everyone wants to see next round. ***
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