{"id":56770,"date":"2012-05-09T13:43:20","date_gmt":"2012-05-09T17:43:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/planetwaves.net\/news\/?p=56770"},"modified":"2012-05-09T13:43:20","modified_gmt":"2012-05-09T17:43:20","slug":"looking-at-the-eight-of-cups-three-perspectives","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/planetwaves.net\/news\/reading-tarot\/looking-at-the-eight-of-cups-three-perspectives\/","title":{"rendered":"Looking at the Eight of Cups — three perspectives"},"content":{"rendered":"

By Sarah Taylor<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

The Eight of Cups has been significant in its repeated appearances for me over these past weeks — both in this column and in my readings. Therefore, given this and\u00a0requests to devote more articles to the detailed study of a selected tarot card, I thought I would give the Eight of Cups what it seems to be asking for: a closer look.<\/p>\n

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Eight of Cups from the Rider-Waite Smith Tarot deck. Click on the image for a larger version.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Having said that, this week I am going to step back and put the spotlight on you<\/em>, dear readers. Yes, it’s your chance to explore the Eight of Cups and what you make of it. I have chosen three versions of the card — two from ‘classic’ decks (ones that often form the staple of a tarot reader’s arsenal), the other one from a deck that is hot off the press:<\/p>\n

The Rider-Waite Smith Tarot<\/strong>, created and illustrated by Pamela Colman Smith with the guidance of A E Waite — a deck that you should be very familiar with now, if you’re a regular visitor to this column<\/p>\n

The Thoth Tarot<\/strong>, created by Aleister Crowley and painted by Lady Frieda Harris<\/p>\n

The Mary-El Tarot<\/strong>, created and painted by artist Marie White<\/p>\n

All three are very different in style, tone and approach, which I hope helps to get your imaginations moving into exploratory mode.<\/p>\n

I offer up a few things for you to consider:<\/p>\n

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Eight of Cups from the Thoth Tarot deck. Click on the image for a larger version.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

– What do the three cards hold in common, if anything? How is that meaningful to you?<\/p>\n

– What are the contrasts that pique your attention? Why is your attention piqued?<\/p>\n

– How do the style and colours used work with the subject matter?<\/p>\n

– What draws you? What repels you? Write out your thoughts — stream-of-consciousness (i.e. just writing what comes to you, uncensored) can be very helpful here.<\/p>\n

– Pick out one detail in each card that feels like the ‘key to the image’. Are you able to articulate why you feel this is so?<\/p>\n

– If you feel so inclined, refer to the latest Weekend Tarot Reading from 29 April<\/a> and take a look at the Eight of Cups in the context of the other two cards. Do other dimensions reveal themselves to you in it? Does something pull into focus? If so, does that shift or clarify the reading for you?<\/p>\n

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Eight of Cups from the Mary-El Tarot deck. Click on the image for a larger version.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Finally, I am including two excerpts from accompanying books to the Thoth Tarot and the Mary-El Tarot, namely Tarot: Mirror of the Soul<\/em><\/a>, a seminal Thoth resource written by Gerd Ziegler, and The Mary-El Tarot: Landscapes of the Abyss<\/em><\/a> by creator Marie White. These offer specific perspectives, and I would feel free to discard them if they feel irrelevant to your own explorations. (The book that accompanies the RWS deck feels like an afterthought given the richness and depth of the deck, and I am leaving it out.)<\/p>\n

Mary-El Tarot<\/strong><\/p>\n

“Here Hercules’ lion skin is draped over a young and innocent child to symbolize that Strength or Fortitude is due to an open heart and lack of bitterness. The 8 is a mirror and the outside world reflects the inside world. The best way to overcome obstacles at this junction is to keep your heart open and be true to your self and overcome the fear that would normally cause you to shut down and guard your heart. Wear truth and love like an impenetrable and radiant shield.”<\/em><\/p>\n

Thoth Tarot<\/strong><\/p>\n

“You have already wasted enough of your energy on people who give nothing in return. You have filled them with your energy, but they were like bottomless barrels. You feel empty and sucked dry. This painting speaks of an interpersonal situation in which the river of energy has stagnated. The more you try to revitalize a relationship which has fallen into a rut, the more powerless and empty you will feel. Any attempt to re-energize the other will dissipate your energies further, without achieving any results.<\/em><\/p>\n

Indications:<\/strong> It’s time you consider yourself, set some limits, and say ‘No’. It may be an old behavior pattern to always direct your love toward people from whom nothing comes in return. This may be a sign indicating your fears of accepting love.”<\/em><\/p>\n

See you in the comments section!<\/p>\n

— Sarah<\/p>\n

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If you want to experiment with tarot cards and don’t have any, we provide a free tarot spread generator<\/a> using the Celtic Wings spread, which is based on the traditional Celtic Cross spread. This article<\/a> explains how to use the spread.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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