DTC: King of Cups

King of Cups
The Fisher King

This card is so serene.  The Fisher King is fishing peacefully in a river.  You can see a small waterfall in the background just adding to tranquility of the card.  One thing i notice every time is that he is not looking at the reader and he is unarmed as if he is unconcerned for us and his enemies (if he has any).  He simply is passing time fishing at the river.

There are many legends surrounding the Fisher King.  For the Arthur legends, he is the guardian of the grail.  He is also wounded in the leg and waits to be healed.  My inference is the knight who can heal him is the one deserving to find the grail.  

Knowing the legend (a small fraction) and the imagery in the card, I feel this is a card of patience and reflection.  You know what you need but you have to wait before it comes to you.

Daily Tarot: Nine of Cups

Daily Tarot Card

Nine of Cups

The Healing of the Maimed King

I must be a cup person. I really like the imagery in the cups. This card feels warm to me, the main colors that you see are reds and orange light falling on the people in the card. Makes me think of the sunrise and a fresh start. The center of the card you can see a person tending to another on a stone bed in the forest. Normally that would make me think of end (the bed looks a great deal like a funeral bed) but the colors reminding of morning and starting fresh makes me reconsider the death toll to the card. If it was an ending I would expect cool colors of the evening. The title of the card also leads me to think otherwise, healing of the Maimed King. I am looking at healer working in the woods saving his king who was thought to be lost to his woods (my justification for the funeral looking bed).

I get a very different feeling when I see this card in the RW deck. I think more of greed and self satisfaction. A man sits in front of his nine cups looking very happy with himself.

I am hoping that this means today will be good day to start my new adventure.

AL/RW/CD

*recap*

Yesterday was a a good day.  I started a new adventure in my dancing and it went really well.  I was not as nervous about starting new things yesterday.

Daily Tarot: Seven of Cups

Daily Tarot Card

Seven of Cups (reversed)

~The Questing Beast~

I love the seven of cups.  It always a whimsical card.  The Arthurian deck depicts the questing beast for this task.  A golden creature of wonder and amazement caught stretching in a beam of sunlight upon it's rocky outcrop ready to jump out into the forest beyond to seek the future.  The card brings about that sense of wonderment and bright aspects.  It just makes me feel good and makes me smile.  Oddly enough this card seems more realistic when reversed, all the creativity and whimsy but a good realism along with it.

As I said this is the card for whimsy.  All my decks depict something wonderful.  Typically it depicts a person choosing from six cups with wondrous or magical fillings.

Arthurian/Rider Waite/Celtic Dragon/Joie de Vivre Tarot 

*recap*
This was the day I auditioned for a dance troupe.  I did make the troupe.

Daily Tarot: Ten of Cups

Daily Tarot Card 

Ten of Cups (upright)
~Corbenic~

I love this card. It just looks magical. It is a soft landscape with a castle on an island in a lake. It is a very serine and calming place. It brings to mind just being clam and finding a happy place.

Taking a quick look at almost any other deck I own and I see this happy theme continued on. I have seen said that cups are the emotions and I can agree with that in this case. Happy and clam is what this cards puts in my mind.

It seems appropriate that I get this card on a Friday. The last work day before the weekend. Today feels more relaxed already.

AL/RW/Goddess/Shadowscape (wishlist)

*Recap*
Yesterday was a nice happy day to end the week.  Nothing special but easy and comfortable.

Daily Tarot: Six of Cups

Daily Tarot Card

Six of Cups (upright)

-In Ectors Keeping-

This card just makes me smile.  I love seeing it come up.  The card shows a swimming hole and youths taking time to enjoy it's cool waters.  I can practically hear the shouts and laughs filling the air.  The first thing I think of when this card appears is nostalgia and remembering happy times.

In my other decks, I do not feel that overwhelming sense of nostalgia but I still see that youthful carfree time.  It feels like this card is meant to be one of looking back to your youth or taking time to enjoy what is around you.

I am always living with one foot behind me.  I am always looking over my shoulder at what has been.  I think I will make more of an effort today to look at the bright spots, and enjoy the small things around me.  Smile to brighten my day all day.

Arthurian Legends/ Celtic Dragon / Rider-Waite

*Looking back on yesterday*

Again work was being trial.  It is silly I know and I know it will be resolved, I just hate having to remind others what they need to be doing.  I was trying to keep this card in mind today.  i was using it as my guide so to say.  So when things got to point of utter annoyance, I went for a walk to clear my head and enjoy a few moments in the sun.  When I came back it was much easier to adjust.  I also made more of an effort to smile and be cheery.  Overall I think the day went very well.