Firesilk's Book of Shadows

CUPS

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Knight of Cups
Represents the fiery part of Water. A man who is a graceful dilettante, amiable in a passive way, quick to respond to attraction and easily enthusiastic, exceedingly sensitive but little depth of character. If ill-dignified, sensual and idle, untruthful, prone to melancholy and drug abuse.
Queen of Cups
Represents the watery part of Water. A woman who reflects the nature of an observer, dreamy, tranquil,postic, imaginative, kind yet not willing to take much trouble for another. She is much affected by surrounding influences, the outward becomes very much the inward, so this card is heavily influenced by the dignity of surrounding cards.
Prince of Cups
Represents the airy part of Water. A young man whose characteristics are subtlety, secret violence, craft, an artist, calm on the surface masking intense passion, cares intensely for power, wisdom, and his own aims, ruthless. If badly dignified, can be intensely evil and merciless with overweening ambition.
Princess of Cups
Represents the earthy part of Water. A young woman, infinitely gracious, all sweetness voluptuousness, gentleness, kindness, romantic and dreamy; if ill-dignified, indolent, selfish and concerned with her own personal luxory.
Ace of Cups
Root of the Powers of Water--Fertility, productiveness, beauty, pleasure, and happiness.
Two of Cups
Love--harmony of male and female interpreted in the largest sense, the Union of the God and Goddess, perfect and placid harmony radiating intense joy and ecstasy, pleasure, warm friendship, mirth. If ill-dignified, folly, dissipation and waste. Venus in Cancer
Three of Cups
Abundance--Spiritual basis of fertility, plenty, hospitality, pleasure, sensuality, passive success, love, kindness, bounty. The good things of life to be enjoyed. Mercury in Cancer.
Four of Cups
Luxory--A certain weakness, an abandonment to desire, pleasure but anxiety therewith, blended success and pleasure possibly approaching their end, injustice sometimes, the seeds of decay in the fruits of success. Moon in Cancer.
Five of Cups
Disappointment--End of pleasure, disturbance when least expected, misfortune, disappointment in love, unkindness from friends, loss of friendship, treachery,ill-will, sadness, vain regret. Mars in Scorpio.
Six of Cups
Pleasure--Well-being, harmony of natural forces without effort or strain, ease, satisfaction, happiness, success, the fulfillment of the sexual will, beginning of steady increase. If ill-dignified, vanity, presumptuousness, thanklessness. Sun in Scorpio.
Seven of Cups
Debauch--delusion, illusory success, drug addiction, intoxication, guilt, lying, deceit, promises unfulfilled, lust, dissipation in love and friendship, vanity. Venus in Scorpio.
Eight of Cups
Indolence--Abandoned success, decline, of interest in anything, temporary success but without further result, instability, misery and repining, journeying from place to place; may mean leaving leaving material success for something higher. Saturn in Pisces.
Nine of Cups
Happiness--Complete success, pleasure and happiness, physical well-being, happiness almost perfect but perhaps temporary; danger of vanity, self-praise. Conceit and over-indulgence if badly dignified. Jupiter in Pisces
Ten of Cups
Satiety--Pursuit of pleasure crowned with perfect success, matters arranged and settled as wished, lasting success, peacemaking and generousity. If ill-dignified dissipation, debauchery, pity, waste, stagnation. Mars in Pisces.

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