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Tarot Insights by StarzTommy - Ten of Cups.

Sep 13, 2016


          Ten of Cups


The first thing we want to take note of when examining this card is the number 10. In the minor arcana, the 9's are always the fullest possible expression of the element, just like a rose for example at it's fullest opening.  The 10's (and this card is no exception) take the element, in this case, cups, one step further, but now to excess. The Golden Dawn name of the card is "perfected success" but Aleister Crowley who was a member calls the card "satiety" which is an even more fitting title as it's definition is "the quality of state of being fed or gratified to or beyond capacity" and the "revulsion or disgust caused by overindulgence or success."

In a way, this scene of total happiness and joy is almost too good to be true, and even though the card depicts material comforts such as the house, garden and river, in fact nothing material matters here, just the eternal happiness and love of the spirit. The rainbow of golden cups reminds us that the greatest power in the world is that of love and through love we get a glimpse of heaven. And herein lies the interesting paradox with this card as it pertains to it's astrological correspondence which is Mars in Pisces. 

Normally the gross, disruptive, and violent force of Mars on the watery sign of Pisces would disrupt the energy and cause a degree of frustration. But instead here the fire of Mars on the final sign of the zodiac causes the waters to have a rushing calmness which results in great happiness and fulfillment in the material world and great success on the material plane. When the card shows up in a reading it's usual interpretation and meanings are contentment, a happy heart, permanent and lasting success, however if ill-dignified by other cards around it can have the previous negative connotation of looking too good to be true. 



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Rider-Waite Tarot & Golden Dawn Tarot images used with permission of U.S. Games Systems, Inc., Stamford, CT. c. 1971 U.S. Games Systems.  Further reproduction prohibited.


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