In traditional decks, the Aspiration of Virtues and Cosmic Principles would be the Knight of Cups.
This is a card that sees us going through growing pains, understanding more sensitive topics like loyalty and surfing the nuances of emotional relationships, creating definitions of our own emotional states and how we perceive the emotional world around us.
Let’s look a little more closely at this card.
The background is quite clearly the solar system and space. The keyword is Loyalty. This is the time when we explore our relationship by looking at relationships in the world around us including our planet within the solar system and the galaxy. This is where we can look at something more vast and conceptual to glean some understanding. We know that planets orbit the sun and that moons orbit planets and there is the asteroid belt and the belt that makes up the ring of Saturn. We know that these orbits are fairly loyal with little deviation. We know that we can see the Sun rise every day and the Moon rise at night. We are familiar with the cycles of day and night. They are loyal and constant and remain ever faithful. We think that loyalty is reflected well here and we expect our world and the planets in it (the movers) and the moons that orbit these planets (the hangers-on) to stay constant and remain ever faithful. This is where the basis for loyalty is established… in the constancy of what we find in the world around us.
Then, we see the word Sensitivity above a Mimosa Pudica, more commonly known as the touch-me-not plant. The second this plant is disturbed the brilliant blooms snap shut and hide away. It is a very shy plant. Left undisturbed, you enjoy the brilliant blooms. When we become sensitive and moody, we are like the Mimosa Pudica. The slightest disturbance sets us off and we do everything we can to hide away. Defensively, this is what a lot of animals do in nature… they shy away from any disturbance and take flight. It is what we learn as children to do when we are unsure or are disturbed by something in our environments.
This card addresses the extremes of emotional confidence. It also gives us a message that, where possible, stop and pause to consider your course of action and where your loyalties lie. As we mature, we realize that loyalty is, most often, an overrated concept and our loyalty should be to ourselves and our measure for other things should be what serves us best… our highest good.
The symbol above the ‘C’ is Pisces. The symbol above the ‘P’ is Fire and Water.
The Tree of Life path is Chokmah (wisdom) in Beriah (creation).
What do you see in this card? How would you interpret it?
Until Monday… Love, light and blessings!
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