I chose my Llewellyn Welsh
Tarot today, hoping for some clarification or advice, and I threw The Moon and
the Page of Cups.
The Moon of the
Tarot Major Arcana corresponds with Water (cold/binds and wet/adapts, emotional
and sensitive energy that strives to stay the same), Pisces (“I believe,”
feeling, suffering, soul growth, duality), Qof (the back of the head), and the
Path between Malkuth (the physical world of action and physical, outer reality)
and Netzach (the stimulating factors of emotion and inspiration), and is about
feelings and emotions and instincts and the subconscious. This card tells of falsehood and
illusion, deception and chaos, and the Dark Night of Soul, and about magick and
mystery. The Moon also tells of being either drawn to or susceptible to the
effects of these things (and their manifestation can either be helpful or
harmful).
The Llewellyn
Welsh Moon card shows an owl soaring over the waters of a lake, full moon in
the sky. In the distance are rock
formations and hills, both of which hint at a gateway or pass. The moon is reflected on the surface of
the lake, but not the shadow of the owl; hmmm . . . wonder why? In the foreground of the image, we can
see under the surface of the water.
We see fish and water plants; there is life under there. But we can’t see more than just a
glimpse, for the surface reflects moonlight in our eyes. We are susceptible to distraction
because of the light of the moon, and the waves and tides ebb and flow,
distorting what we see. Our
visions are powerful, so powerful that they disorient, and things that look
familiar to us under the light of the sun appear different now. But they have not changed, only our
perception of them has changed. If
I remember that things might not be as they seem, I should be able to control
my fear of the dark. And perhaps
seeing things in this different way will bring this answer: “. . . we decide
which is right, and which is an illusion.”
The Page of
Cups corresponds to Libra (“we are,” partnerships, balance, cooperation),
Scorpio (“I desire,” intensity compulsion, mystery) and Sagittarius (“I seek,”
philosophic, adventurous, blundering) and is a card of soft and tender energies
and of getting fulfillment through connections to others, and through innocent
and simple joys. Often this card
is seen as representing a more immature version of the Queen of Cups, and that
means this Page might be seeing the world through rose-colored glasses. The Page of Cups is Earth of Water, and
thus all about feelings and sensations, particularly pleasant feelings and
sensations.
The Llewellyn Page of Cups is another card whose image is filled
with Water; unlike The Moon and its deep and silent lake, the Page of Cups
stands precariously on a rock, surrounded by the spray and foam of crashing
waves. Our Page stands steadily,
holding up a Cup with a fish jumping above it. This Page feels safe here, trusting that the rock will hold
steady and understanding the waves and the tides (and applying that
understanding), and their push and pull.
This is a card of cheerfulness and innocent optimism, of romance and
playfulness and imagination and beautiful creativity. There’s some good news!
The way forward
may not seem immediately clear to me today, and that could be because the way
forward is not properly illuminated.
That is not necessarily bad, for the light may be dim but sometimes the
softer light allows more subtle messages to appear. I should remember that fear can distort things even more; I
should not be afraid of the dark, and if things seem uncertain, choose the
prudent path. I should also
remember that I’ve faced fear before and survived, so if I stand tall and
steady and face my fear with a smile on my face, emotions and visions won’t
throw me off balance. I have the
experience and the training to not only survive, but to prosper!
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