THE KNIGHT OF CUPS
“The Prince of the Chariot of the Waves”
Aquarius - Pisces
Air of Water
DESCRIPTION AND SYMBOLISM
A well-dressed young Knight contemplates a golden cup which he holds in his outstretched right hand as he and the white horse upon which he rides prepare to cross a gently flowing stream that meanders through an inland valley framed by a forested shoreline and some hills rising in the distance. He is dressed in full armor and wears a helmet with an open visor. Atop the helmet is affixed a pair of wings, symbol of his active and creative imagination and overtop his armor he wears a cloak that is decorated with images of fish. His armored foot rests in a stirrup on the right side of his mount which is also adorned with a pair of wings.
ASTROLOGY
In the Knight of Cups the expression of the higher mental energies associated with Aquarius unite with the poetic dream waters of Pisces forging a strength capable of harvesting the great imaginative ideas which emerge from the watery inner depths and shaping them into personal creative visions.
AIR OF WATER
The Knight’s elemental character is Air of Water – the expression of the mind acting in concert with the dimension of emotion and imagination. His mental powers and the ability to focus them upon while refining and actualizing the fertile utterances of the imagination cast him in a role similar to a blacksmith who imagines a new machine and then must forge this seed dream in the fire of his hearth. The Knight of Cups is the creative mind shaping and forming emerging dreams into a living realities destined to serve their unique evolutionary purpose in life.
ORACLES
When the Knight of Cups appears he may indicate yourself, another person close to you, someone who may enter your life, an aspect of your own personality or an aspect of yourself that needs to be recognized, developed or asserted. He may also represent a situation that you find may yourself in.
When Appearing Upright in a Reading
The Knight of Cups refers to an individual who is both sensitive and imaginative. He is basically an intelligent person, but tends to be a dreamer. The Knight is by nature a follower and is easily influenced and led by others. He pursues goals with great initial enthusiasm but can become easily discouraged if things do not live up to his expectations. He lives in the cup of his dreams and can become very disillusioned when they are shattered by the cold and harsh realities of life. His emotional sensitivity often makes him temperamental but he has no problems expressing his feelings, especially in matters of love.
When Appearing Reversed in a Reading
Reversed, the Knight symbolizes a sensual, idle and untruthful person who is a pathological liar. He revels in artifice and duplicity and is a most treacherous human being who makes his way by swindling others. Embezzlement and fraud are his stock and trade. Avoid any relationship with this man.
THE TREE OF LIFE
“The Sphere of Beauty”
At the root of being is the stream of creative imagination flowing forth from the Great Well of life. From this Divine Essence all the creations of all the worlds emerge in the radiant beauty and splendor with which they are endowed by the Divine Intent of their Creator.