Tarot Of The Day July 24, 2018 - Day 31: The Raven’s Prophecy Deck - 4 of Cups

Tarot Of The Day July 24, 2018 - Day 31: The Raven’s Prophecy Deck - 4 of Cups

I am posting a daily 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 thirty-first session follows.

My understanding of the 4 of cups has always been that the youth sitting under the tree in the Rider_Waite deck is lonely, hurt and dejected. The three cups before him represent all that he wants and desires, and he is entirely focused on them, despite that the Ace is offered to him freely. I often find this card to indicate a warning that it is time to move on from whatever it tis that is holding you away from forward movement.

The Rider-Waite booklet offers the following keywords for the 4 of Cups: “Weariness, disgust, aversion, imaginary vexations - as if the wine of this world had caused satiety only. Another cup of wine, as if a fairy gift, is now offered him, but he sees no consolation therein. This is also a card of blended pleasure. (Upright) Novelty, omen, new instructions, new relations (reversed.)

Maggie Stiefvater’s 4 of Cups imagery is a play on one of the card’s meanings - reflection - with two raven standing in water reflecting their images as the sun appears to set between them. She writes, “Initially, nothing seems wrong with this card. It represents existing relationships that appear to be fine. They are not contentious. Everything is fine. But beneath the surface, things are not fine. This card is a warning that relationships are not being tended to. You’re thinking more about your own needs than the other people in your life, and you’re taking the great relationships of the first three cups cards for granted.”

Tomorrow - 5 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. ***