THE FOUR OF CUPS
“The Lord of Blended Pleasure”
Moon in Cancer
DESCRIPTION AND SYMBOLISM
A young man sits beneath a solitary tree growing on a hillside. His attention is focused on the three cups resting on the grass at the bottom of the hill. He appears lost in discontent as though the pleasure of his life has become blended with dissatisfaction and the intense look on his face mirrors the turbulent emotional depths he is presently experiencing. A fourth cup is offered to him by a hand emerging from a mysterious cloud and he must decide whether or not to accept its offering.
ASTROLOGICAL ASSOCIATION
The Moon acting in Cancer plunges our individual emotional self into the deep waters of Cancer where we can seek in her depths the answer to why we have come adrift and find the key to regaining to our lost stability. While immersed in these nurturing waters we must come to recognize that we must drink of the proffered cup if we are again to become able to restore a secure emotional foundation in our life.
ORACLES
When Appearing Upright in a Reading
The pleasure of your life has become blended with dissatisfaction and discontent. The emotional foundation of your being is being eroded by apathy and self absorption. You need to drink of the proffered cup as through its infusion you will become motivated to pursue new opportunities and formulate new goals.
When Appearing Reversed in a Reading
New relationships and meaningful ambitions are necessary to help restart your life. Fleeting pleasures are bringing you no real satisfaction. Work and accomplishment must become your first priority if you are going to find your way back to a stable emotional life. You need to see things in a better light and establish new priorities for yourself.
THE TREE OF LIFE
“The Sphere of Mercy”
The benevolence of Jupiter informs The Sphere of Mercy and its nurturing spiritual energy brings us in contact with the Divine grace and beneficence that flows within our inner depths and helps us achieve a balanced and stable emotional life.