Ok, haven't posted in a bit... Holy Week was very busy. I'm in the choir so it was rehearsal, rehearsal, rehearsal, practice and practice... and then three nights in a row of looong masses and lots and lots of singing! Then all again on Easter morning (it was a Two of Pentacles kind of week) phweeew. it's all good.
My card today was the Six of Cups. One of my favorite cards from any deck. It always makes me feel OK... although I know this card goes a lot deeper than what I will post below here is my little interpretation for now...
It symbolizes the warm, secure, happy feelings of childhood. It reminds us of the innocent, playful spirit and trusting open hearts of children. This is where we are inspired by the sweet memories and experiences of the past. It represents nostalgia, peace and joy. The card shows the process of sharing, the acts of giving and receiving. It's a card of goodwill and friendships, gestures of affection and exchanges of love and pleasure. This is a joyful card and can also be associated with fertility and childbirth.
In a way, it's kind of fitting that today's card was the Six of Cups. I'm still feeling the joy from this past week. Easter was always a really happy time for me as a kid and is still my favorite holiday. So I've been feeling nostalgic about what made all that so important to me as a child...and trying to make it just as important and special for my own child. Plus here I am alll these years later in the choir and I love it! (As an adult, I do have many issues with the doctrine - but all and all, I forgot how much I really didn't and still don't hate church!) anyway...
I really like Morgan Greer's version. The backdrop is completely gone and the focus is on the faces of the two young children looking at each other behind all those flower filled cups. I find it interesting that in this version there is total equal sharing. Most other Rider Waite versions - it's the boy or dwarf giving a cup of flowers to the girl. Here they are both just looking, communicating with each other. sooo sweet. The bright earthy colors really give it a warm feel. And these flowers? I'm thinking they are lilies (but I'm not a gardener at all, so I looked it up here just to make sure: The Book of Tarot by Susan Gerulskis-Estes - Thank you Emily!) Yes. Lilies! Wow. It clicks. Easter Lilies. Those flowers that symbolize innocence, purity, hope and life. (yeah, I looked that up) well, isn't that something? plus... I did meet up with a friend from the past today. I feel good.
(from my recent http://www.aeclectic.net/tarot/forum/ post)
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