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Eight of Cups :: Wild Unknown Tarot Card Meanings
I’ve written interpretations for every card in the Wild Unknown Tarot. As the box of the deck states, there are no rights or wrongs. These are simply my perspectives on the tarot card meanings. I hope you find them useful!
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Creator’s Keywords: moving on
Carrie’s keywords: seeking meaning, moving on
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Eight of Cups Tarot Card Meanings in the Wild Unknown
This majority of this card is filled by a dark, tall, towering mountain. The craggy peaks seem ominous at first glance, but in the dark, we can’t really tell what these peaks might hold. At the base of the mountain are eight cups in varying states of shatter and disarray.
There’s a forlorn feeling to this card. The goblets seem to have been left out in the rain. They still retain some of the elegant beauty they once held, but the beauty is now giving way to damage. I can imagine that these goblets were once respected and cherished. They served a purpose and had meaning.
The Wild Unknown gives a simple phrase for this card: moving on. Occasionally, moving on is an easy process. Situations come to an end, we have proper closure, and everything feels okay. But more often than not, moving on can feel heavy, sorrowful and difficult.
In this imagery, the broken cups can no longer serve us in the way they once did. Even so, we might wonder if they are REALLY beyond repair. Moving on is the most difficult when the situation is not entirely bad. We might wonder if a situation is salvageable even when we know in our hearts it is time to seek deeper meaning.
Eight of Cups Tarot Card Meanings in General
In the Spacious Tarot (pictured above) we emphasized that this card can be about moving away from something, but it’s also about moving towards something new. The path of cups could be going in either direction depending upon your perspective.
A notable difference between the Wild Unknown’s version and the Waite-Smith tarot depiction is that the cups are not broken as they are in the Wild Unknown version. Sometimes your heart knows you need to move on even if there are still SOME good elements of your situation. It is one thing to move on when you know things are shattered, but it is a much more nuanced process to move on when the situation isn’t so cut and dry.
To me, the Eight of Cups is closely linked with the never-ending journey of the soul seeker. You may sense in your heart that you are here for a purpose, and you may feel a yearning in your heart to find meaning in your experiences and in the universe. The Eight of Cups shows the poignancy of this energy.
In a reading
This card might suggest that you consider where you find meaning in your life. Have you remained in situations that are no longer as fulfilling as they used to be? Is your emotional energy being drained? It may be time to assess what you need to leave behind in order to rise towards your next vista of fulfillment.
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Seven of Cups :: Wild Unknown Tarot Card Meanings
I’ve written interpretations for every card in the Wild Unknown Tarot. As the box of the deck states, there are no rights or wrongs. These are simply my perspectives on the tarot card meanings. I hope you find them useful!
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Creator’s keywords: illusion, deception
Carrie’s keywords: sensory overload, fanciful thinking
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Seven of Cups Tarot Card Meanings in the Wild Unknown
The Seven of Cups shows an enchanting, if perplexing experience. Seven cups are juxtaposed against a mountain. The cups seem to be floating, and the closer you look at the card it’s harder to tell which way is up and which way is down. The moon in the top half of the card and the sun in the bottom half suggest that you can’t always trust your initial assessments. Sometimes your perspective is only an illusion.
The center cup is upside down while the rest are right side up. Each of these cups offers a choice, and this card often suggests that you have plenty of choices. The challenge is figuring out which choice feels right. Too many options can actually lead you to sensory overload, lost in smoke and mirrors. You might find yourself awestruck at everything out there, yet unable to get a firm grasp on what to do next.
As cups are the suit of emotions, the Seven of Cups can be associated with fanciful thinking. You may enjoy the dreamy process of building castles in the sky, and this can certainly be a good thing! Your task is to know when being a dreamer is serving you and when it is preventing you from grasping onto something solid.
Seven of Cups Tarot Card Meanings in General
Pictured above is the deck I created, The Spacious Tarot. This imagery reminds me of Alice in Wonderland – cups askew, water pouring in strange directions. With the Seven of Cups, things are a little baffling.
In the iconic Waite-Smith tarot, this card shows a silhouetted figure entranced by seven cups. Each cup holds something strange: a snake, a castle, a dragon and other such curiosities. The fact that the person is shown in silhouette suggests that they are completely enthralled by these wonders, to the point that they are frozen in a sea of fancy.
This is a card that can have a positive message. It can ask you to embrace your inner dreamer, to open yourself up to all the wonders of the universe. However, this card can also come as a warning. It may be necessary to make sure you are not merely building castles in the sky, living in fantasy to the detriment of reality.
In a reading
This card can ask you to examine your tangled feelings. Where are you caught up in mesmerizing fantasies? Where are you tricking yourself into thinking you’re progressing when you’re really just going in circles? There may be a need to sort out what is just smoke and mirrors and what is productive.
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My Tarot deck collection, w00t w00t!
Hi party people!
I just finished drinking a copious amount of coffee, thereby the excessive use of terms like “w00t w00t” and “party people.”
This week, just for fun, I made a video to show off my tarot deck collection. I’ve actually had a couple of requests to do this, and I finally got around to it!
You can also see my Deck of the Bastard review here, my Dreaming Way review here, and my (awkward) Wild Unknown review here.
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Six of Cups :: Wild Unknown Tarot Card Meanings
I’ve written interpretations for every card in the Wild Unknown Tarot. As the box of the deck states, there are no rights or wrongs. These are simply my perspectives on the tarot card meanings. I hope you find them useful!
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Creator’s keywords: memories, childhood
Carrie’s keywords: kindness, nostalgia
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Six of Cups Tarot Card Meanings in the Wild Unknown
This card is notably made up of two halves. In the top half, an evergreen stands against a horizontally lined backdrop. This half is black and white, and the horizontal lines show a stable energy. It would be easy to think that what is above the surface is the total sum of this tree if we weren’t privy to seeing the bottom half.
Below the surface, an intricate system of roots sprawls out with wild abandon. The roots are colored in all the shades of the rainbow. They are intricately intertwined, there would be no efficient way to separate them even if you tried. The roots are vital to the tree above, even though they are not typically visible. The roots here are an apt metaphor for the complexity that lays beneath the surface of yourself and each human being you encounter.
Just like with the tree, you can’t easily see the myriad of factors that underly all creations. Each of us has a story, a tangled root system of memories, emotions, patterns and dreams. Sometimes you are consciously aware of the role of these roots. Other times they affect you in subtle ways on a subconscious level. Remembering that there is more at work than what meets the eye can help you meet yourself and everyone you encounter with kindness.
Six of Cups Tarot Card Meanings in General
Although this is one of my favorite cards in the Wild Unknown deck, the imagery here is quite different than many decks. The Waite-Smith tarot depiction shows two humans who appear to be children. The older child offers a cup filled with flowers to the smaller child. The presence of children on the card has led it to sometimes be associated with innocence, childhood or nostalgia for the past.
My strongest association with this card in any deck is that of kindness: simple, spontaneous acts of good will that do not ask for anything in return. Sometimes it is necessary to see beyond differences and embody the energy of altruism. It is true that there are many “dark” aspects to human nature, but the Six of Cups reminds you that humans are also capable of embodying tender loving care.
In The Spacious Tarot, pictured above, a large flowering plant offers blossoms to the smaller cups surrounding it. Sometimes the smallest acts of care make the biggest difference.
In a reading
In a reading, this card can ask you to consider how you got to where you are. It can show the importance of reflecting who you are ‘below the surface’ – your personal past, as well as your ancestors and the collective unconscious – and acknowledging the effect these have on who you are ‘above the surface.’
This image in the Wild Unknown tarot adds another layer of complexity to this interpretation. Even when we can only see who people are above the surface, we can remind ourselves to practice kindness, and that all of us have a wild rainbow of roots beneath the surface.
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Five of Cups :: Wild Unknown Tarot Card Meanings
I’ve written interpretations for every card in the Wild Unknown Tarot. As the box of the deck states, there are no rights or wrongs. These are simply my perspectives on the tarot card meanings. I hope you find them useful!
Click here for a directory of all posts in my Wild Unknown series.
Creator’s Keywords: loss, grief, regret
Carrie’s keywords: sadness, heavy emotions
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Five of Cups Tarot Card Meanings in the Wild Unknown
A horse hangs her head dejectedly. Her posture is slumped, even her mane looks raggedy and depleted. Darkness seems to be cloaking her, and she is gazing down into the bleak abyss. The coloring is entirely black and white, accentuating the dreary atmosphere. All is not gloomy here, though. Above the horse things are getting lighter and five cups are suspended in the glow. She does not look to them, though. For now, she is mired in gloomy emotions.
The fives in each of the suits show challenges. In the suit of cups, the five shows difficult emotions. Feelings of sorrow, loneliness, despair and mourning dwell in this card. As much as you might wish to avoid these feelings, they are part of the package, just like more pleasant feelings.
This card can ask you to question the way you label your emotions. States of sadness are not inherently ‘bad.’ Sadness, regret, and loss are part of being human. They are pard of what gives life meaning. And often, if you can find a way to let yourself feel these feelings fully and completely without judging them, they begin to lift on their own.
There can be poetry and art within this state of emotional turmoil. These feelings drive you to reflect deeply upon yourself. They can lead you to seek ways to express yourself, to come to a greater union with the forces of the cosmos.
This card can also remind you not to set up camp in your sorrow. It is one thing to let yourself really FEEL what you are feeling, but it’s another thing to put your focus entirely on sadness without lifting your head to see the hope and light that is somewhere within your experience.
Five of Cups Tarot Card Meanings in General
The suit of cups is about the entire range of the emotional spectrum and the Five of Cups speaks to the heavier feelings in that holistic specrum. Decks based off the Waite-Smith tarot tradition usually show a person in a long black cloak, hanging their head. In front of the person are three toppled cups, representing the source of difficult emotions. Two cups remain standing behind the person, but for now they can only see what has been lost. The deck I co-created, The Spacious Tarot plays off this traditional imagery.
This is a delicate card to navigate. It is true that sometimes you can successfully re-route yourself from feelings of despair, turning to face what is good and hopeful. But this card can also be associated with very real experiences of depression. It is not useful to tell a depressed person to “just look on the bright side.” As mentioned above, the Five of Cups does not ask you to dwell in depression, but it can ask you to give validation to the hardships you encounter. Validation might be the first thing you need in order to find a path forward.
In a reading
In a reading, this card might ask you to hold space for your difficult emotions without judgement. Remind yourself that it is okay to be not okay! Remember that even if you feel alone, you are not alone. Difficult feelings are part of the universal human experience, and they can tap you into something transformative. Feel your feelings and stay energetically open to the return of the light.
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What I wish I knew then about choosing a career
When I was in second grade, I decided I wanted to be a cryptozoologist – someone who studies animals who are only rumored to exist. You know… like Bigfoot and the Loch Ness Monster. This seemed like as sound as a career option as any, cause those pesky grown ups were always asking about my future.
For a span, whenever anyone asked me what I wanted to be when I grew up I would answer “a cryptozoologist,” alternating with “a teacher” or “a writer,” depending on who I was talking to.
When I started college, I thought I wanted to be a child psychologist. That evolved into a goal of becoming an elementary school teacher, which morphed into a dream of working for a local non-profit centered around community development.
Eventually I got a degree and a “real job” working for a university. By then I figured I could whittle myself a career as an academic advisor or career counselor. It wasn’t until several years of toiling away in the corporate world that this finally clicked for me:
The career ‘dreams’ I’d harbored over the years didn’t quiiiiite fit me. Some did, for a while. But I’d grow out of them, as people do.
Teaching and writing were the only options that always lit me up. But I realized I didn’t want to teach within the constraints of the public school system, and writing seemed like a faraway, head-in-the-clouds type of goal.
I never really allowed myself to fully explore the things I was deeply interested in. I was always grasping at straws, changing my mind about the things I wanted to do in the world and desperately hoping to find an option that I could ride on.
I rarely asked myself “What do I really WANT to do and be? What sounds interesting? What would I like to learn more about? What natural skills and talents do I have, and how can I parlay them into a career?”
Instead, I asked myself “What SHOULD I do and be? What career goal can I cling on to in order to satisfy everyone asking me what I want to be? What is the practical choice?”
There’s usefulness in both sets of questions, but without a little of column A, seeking answers can feel desperate, uninspiring and burdensome.
The character traits that make me who I am today have largely been with me since I was a child. I relished telling and hearing stories. I wanted to help and teach. I wrote poems. I was compassionate (even when I became a teenager and tried to hide it with a tough exterior). I adored magic, words and all forms of creativity. I was introspective – I started keeping a journal at age eight and never stopped. I contemplated the meaning of everything that happened to me.
I use all of these traits in my current job as a tarot reader & blogger, but I could also be using them in a number of other career paths.
I wish I knew then, as a child and a teenager and a young adult…that my identity and existence didn’t have to hinge on choosing one set career path. I wish I knew then that the best way to serve and earn in the world is by doing things you are really good at and really enjoy. I wish I knew then that it wasn’t flakey or wrong to change my mind. I wish I knew then that my deep seated strengths could be suited to any number of job titles.
I wish I knew then that the best approach would be to explore, allow myself to change my mind. I wish I knew then that it was okay – good, even – to seek a career that aligned with my soul. A career I was unabashedly inspired by.
The world is a complicated, constantly changing place. I suspect that many of us humans are pre-programmed to help address the challenges out there. Some of us are equipped to be nurses, physicists, hair stylists, fiction authors, tarot readers, and some of us are meant to invent entirely new ways to show up, earn & serve.
I wish I knew then what I believe now: inspiration is the most important factor in a career. Because when people are truly inspired, that’s when their genius comes out to play and makes the most meaningful impact.
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Four of Cups :: Wild Unknown Tarot
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Creator’s keywords: selfishness, greed
Carrie’s keywords: withdrawing, apathy
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Four of Cups Tarot Card Meanings in the Wild Unknown
We go from the landscaped colors of the previous card to a monotone scene. Four cups line the bottom of the card, and a rat has himself sprawled out over the whole shebang. Rats are often associated with being sneaky and generally icky. This rat sure looks like he’s trying to hoard these cups to himself.
The bottom of the card is dark, giving the impression that the rat is in some lower dwelling, perhaps a sewer or a hole. But the bright white light of the moon spans the top half of the card. The rat doesn’t have his eye on the illuminated world though – his focus is on the underbelly.
Now, an aside: clearly, I adore the Wild Unknown. I wouldn’t be writing about each card individually if I didn’t! But this is one of the cards in the deck that baffles me more than others. It certainly conveys the keywords given by the deck creator (selfishness and greed) but to me, it doesn’t open up as many complexities as the Waite-Smith tarot depiction of the Four of Cups.
That being said, there are two ways to look at selfishness, and we can use both of these as a lens for interpreting this card. In some circumstances, selfishness is merely… selfish. The rat is guarding what he has, unwilling to open himself to other possibilities, keeping himself focused on his own emotional landscape.
But in another view, emotional withdrawal does not have to indicate a negative form of apathy. Sometimes you need to hole yourself up, forget about what shiny things the outside world is offering, and let your emotions stabilize. After all, four is the number of structure and stability, and cups are the suit of emotions. Therefore, the Four of Cups can advise you to come back to your own emotional center.
Four of Cups Tarot Card Meanings in General
The Waite-Smith tarot version shows a person sitting under a tree. A hand extends from a cloud in the sky, holding out a cup towards the person. He seems to be unaware of (or entirely ignoring this offering). His arms and legs are crossed, body language that suggests boundaries. We took a different approach for the Spacious Tarot. As the number four is associated with boundaries, and cups are the water element, our version shows four cups withdrawing from the flow.
This card tends to get a bad reputation, but it’s one of my favorites, and it has a very nuanced message. In some circumstances, this card suggests a person who is closed off from opportunities. Being too absorbed in your inner world can be a detriment, leading you to miss golden opportunities. Disconnection and apathy can be inherent in this card.
But saying ‘no’ to things that are offered to you isn’t always an indication of apathy. Sometimes it is an indication you know you know you need to withdraw inwards instead of seeking what the outside world has to offer. As such, this card can also be associated with meditation and other forms of stabilizing your emotions.
In a reading
In some instances, the Four of Cups may ask you to consider if you’ve been being whiny, sulky or apathetic. It’s easy to get stuck in a “poor pitiful me” mindset, and if you’re in that energy this card may be asking you to reasess your attitude.
In other instances, the Four of Cups might indicate that a healthy type of withdrawal is in order. Instead of looking to external factors to fix you, this card can indicate a need for you to come back home to yourself. Especially if you’ve been feeling emotionaly wonky, this card can ask you to give yourself the space to let your feelings be processed and integrated.
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I'm a tarot reader and mentor. My purpose is to encourage your expansion. If you're new, start here.
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I am part of Amazon's associate program. If you purchase items linked in this site I will receive a small kick-back.
Three of Cups :: Wild Unknown Tarot
I’ve written interpretations for every card in the Wild Unknown Tarot. As the box of the deck states, there are no rights or wrongs. These are simply my perspectives on the tarot card meanings. I hope you find them useful!
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Creator’s Keywords: friendship, support
Carrie’s keywords: community, network
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Three of Cups Tarot Card Meanings in the Wild Unknown
Three birds are hanging out on a branch, twittering away to one another. The sun sets behind them and they are silhouetted in the warm glows of red, orange and yellow. Three cups line the bottom of the card. It is a comfortable scene of community, sharing and enjoying good company.
These birds could be gathering for any number of reasons. Perhaps they are showing support for one of their number. Or maybe they are just gossiping about the days’ events! This is another of the more straightforward cards in the deck. The image successfully evokes feelings of social gatherings, chatting with interesting folks, and the pleasant side of interacting with a group.
The sunset is one of the most notable aspects of the imagery here. This deck is strategic with use of color, and this is one of the few cards that gets a verifiable color bath. The warm colors conjure that beautiful feeling when the sun is going down and you’re somewhere you know you belong.
Three of Cups Tarot Card Meanings in General
In the Waite-Smith tarot tradition, this card shows three women standing in a circle, each holding up a cup in an intertwining manner. There’s a lot of talk in the metaphysical community about “finding your tribe” and this is the tarot card that correlates to that concept. When you find a network of people who uplift you, magic happens. The Spacious Tarot imagery tells a similar story: three cups are gathered at a creek, each contributing to the flow below. Three tiny minnows dance in the overflow.
This card reminds you that your group identity is just as valuable as your individual identity. The network you interact with has a profound impact on your energy. Deciding who to surround yourself with is one of the most empowering things you can do.
In a reading
This card can speak to any type of community togetherness. We humans are social animals, and we benefit from getting together with others to laugh, chat, and shoot the breeze. This card can be a good reminder to value and strengthen your friendships and your sense of community. You don’t have to go it alone. When you need support, turn to those you can count on.
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I'm a tarot reader and mentor. My purpose is to encourage your expansion. If you're new, start here.
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Doing with a hell of a lot of doing
An hour ago, I was sitting in the same spot I’m sitting now, fruitlessly trying to make progress on another blog post. My brain was refusing to cooperate. My muse was sipping margaritas on a beach somewhere, unwilling to hang out with me even after I’d tried all my tricks to get her to show up. Getting each sentence down felt excruciating. Yet I forced myself to keep on going, doing, going, doing – despite being utterly fed up.
Finally, full of epic frustration, I snarkily titled the document “useless blog idea,” slammed my computer shut, put on my shoes and went for a walk.
As often happens on my walks, my discouragement changed shape. The hardness, the hell-bent state of ineffectual determination began to dissolve. I felt refreshed, like I was now looking at the situation without blinders.
As thoughts drifted in and out of my awareness, I found myself pondering the idea of doing without doing, an intriguingly paradoxical philosophy from Taoism. Here’s how this concept gets translated through the Carrie-filter: it is possible (and preferable) to accomplish things without stressing, forcing or pushing.
“Doing without doing” is that state of consciousness where we feel, at risk of using clichés, like we are going with the flow instead of swimming upstream. We are dancing with our inspiration, co-creating with the cosmos, and following the tempo that pulsates in our being. We are still being productive, we are still achieving concrete results, but we are doing so in a way that feels harmonious instead of aggressive.
Earlier this week, I drew a card to see the state of my energy and I got the Seven of Wands. Ahh. Yep. The very image of doing with a hell of a lot of doing! And as I walked and thought about this, I understood why I couldn’t make progress on the other blog post.
I was doing with a hell of a LOT of DOING.
Like many spiritually minded folks who are still steeped in Western culture, I am drawn by the premise of doing without doing, but have difficulty living it on a daily basis. Meditation, exercise and free-writing are all tools that work well for helping me cultivate a “doing without doing” approach to life. But occasionally, I still find myself operating from an adrenaline-induced “doing with a hell of a lot of doing” paradigm.
I’ve had a lifetime of subtle cultural programming telling me that I have to do with a hell of a lot of doing to get anything done. We’re all inundated with messages telling us we have to push for results, work hard, and be constantly busy in order to be seen as accomplished.
I’m not saying there isn’t truth in the sentiment that we need to be diligent in order to get things done. I’m not saying creative people with big visions (like you and me) don’t have to be DEDICATED about the pursuit of our ambitions. We do.
But we can’t strong-arm the muses into giving up the goods. We can’t get where we are going by sheer aggression. As soon as I eased out of the Seven of Wands approach, things felt more like I want them to feel.
We need not battle incessantly to thrive, bloom and achieve.
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I have now finished my walk, and I am back at the computer. I’m doing again – but this time there isn’t so much DOING involved. Sometimes you’ve got to stop forcing, close the document, walk away from the project and come back to your doing when you’re ready to ease up on the doing. You dig?
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Two of Cups :: Wild Unknown Tarot
I’ve written interpretations for every card in the Wild Unknown Tarot. As the box of the deck states, there are no rights or wrongs. These are simply my perspectives on the tarot card meanings. I hope you find them useful!
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Creator’s Keywords: connection, love
Carrie’s keywords: connection, bond
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Two of Cups Tarot Card Meanings in the Wild Unknown
The Two of Cups shows the sharing and growth that you experience through your connections. Two elegant cups sit side by side, roses are propped against the cups. The blossoms cross over in just the right manner that each red bloom is positioned directly above the opposite cup. This shows a sense of reciprocity and mutually exchanged beauty.
The red roses provide the only color in this card. Red is a color of the lower chakras, associated with physicality and life force. This seems appropriate, as bonding with the meaningful things in your life helps you feel fully alive.
For a human being, connection is necessary. We thrive when we feel in touch with something. Meaningful interactions with others encourage us to blossom. This card is often associated with romantic relationships, but it can show the value of ANY connection: friends, family members, even just a brief moment of camaraderie with an acquaintance.
While this card is traditionally associated with human relationships, it can also show a bond to anything you find meaningful. Your pet, your favorite artist or a song that really gets you going. The Two of Cups shows that plugged in, warm-fuzzy state that comes from any meaningful association.
Two of Cups Tarot Card Meanings in General
In The Spacious Tarot we opted for simple imagery. Two cups float in the same direction, each on their own lily pad, connected by a flower.
In many decks, the imagery on this card shows two human figures holding cups as if to offer cheers. Even people who have no familiarity with tarot can easily intuit the concepts of connection and sharing at work in this card. It is sometimes compared to the Lovers card from the major arcana, and there are some similar themes here.
However, as I said above, this is not only a card of romantic connections. As with the Lovers, the Two of Cups sometimes asks you to examine your connection to a particular aspect of yourself. Especially if you have been feeling distanced from something vital lately, the Two of Cups asks you to plug back in to the flow of life.
In a reading
The Two of Cups can encourage you to reach out to others. One of our most basic needs as human beings is to feel seen and valued. Tell someone you appreciate them, make an effort to strengthen a bond or offer a kind word. Despite the complications and conflict that accompany human interactions, this card shows our ability to forgive, bond, heal and encourage one another.
Hi, I'm Carrie!
I'm a tarot reader and mentor. My purpose is to encourage your expansion. If you're new, start here.
All site content © Carrie Mallon LLC 2017
I am part of Amazon's associate program. If you purchase items linked in this site I will receive a small kick-back.
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