Page of Cups reversed/Ace of Cups. 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 very emotional, dreamy, social, and connected to the inner voice.  My Page is reversed, so today I need to be on guard against seduction, flattery, falsehoods, or immaturity, and their uncomfortable manifestations. The Ace of Cups (Libra, “We are,” partnerships, balance, cooperation, Scorpio, “I desire,” intense, deep, mysterious, obsessive, Sagittarius, “I seek,” philosophic, fun-loving, adventurous, blundering) tells of the potentials available to me for experiencing deep emotions, a connection to my Inner Voice, compassion for myself or others, attunements and connections.  This is a very spiritual, compassionate and empathic card which tells us that all we need is love.

My Thoth card is The Princess of Cups.  Bookends!! The Princess/Page of Cups corresponds to Libra (“we are,” partnerships, balance, cooperation), Scorpio (“I desire,” intensity compulsion, mystery) and Sagittarius (“I seek,” philosophic, adventurous, blundering) is very emotional, dreamy, social, and connected to the inner voice.  This card offers a somewhat immature version of the Queen of Cups, and because of the nature of Cups cards and their connections to emotions and instincts and inner messages, that immaturity can be a good thing.  We aren’t dealing with concepts set in stone or measurable with physical world implements; instead, these are experiential concepts. 

My Legacy card is the Three of Coins reversed, flavored by Death. The Three of Coins (Mars, action, spontaneity, aggression, drive, in Capricorn, “I build,” ambition, cunning, competence) tells of competence, planning and teamwork; often it shows us the master at work.  However, my Three of Coins is reversed, and perhaps my time of putting knowledge to use is fading.  This makes sense, particularly because my reversed Three is Coins is being flavored by Death.  The Death card corresponds with Water (cold/binds and wet/adapts, and sensitive, imaginative energy that strives to stay the same or take the same course), Scorpio, Nun (fish head; liberation), and the Path between Tiphareth (the hub of the creation process where energies harmonize and focus to illuminate and clarify) and Netzach (the stimulating factors of emotion and inspiration), and tells of natural change that cannot be stopped.  Often this change involves stepping up to the next level, and since this next level is usually completely unknown we may resist the transformation.  But resistance is futile, according to the Borg. 

More about the Page of Cups.  The rank of Page corresponds with the element of Earth and the suit of Cups corresponds to the element of Water, so in the Page of Cups we have Earth of Water.  Earth is about stable, material, practical energies that are slow to change; its dignities are: cold/binds and dry/shapes.  Water is about sensitive, emotional and imaginative energy that likes to stay the same or follow the same course; its dignities are: cold/binds and wet/adapts.  This tells us that our Page is not quick to act or feel, but rather is soft and gentle.  This Page can be a bit lethargic, but also courageous in the right circumstances.  Because the manifestations are a bit immature, the Page of Cups could be considered a version of the Wiccan Younger Self, the catalyst of all magickal workings.  The Page of Cups like emotions, likes to feel things, likes to connect to others in all ways, and likes to be a bit romantic.  Damaged relationships can be mended by this Page, and loneliness ended; this would be the person who just might know things, or be seen as a bit psychic.  But, there is also a danger of moodiness or of a focus on negative emotions.

My 6-digit date number is 7, the number that tells of the slowing of growth that comes with the beginning of degeneration, and possibly an accompanying choice or crossroad. 

My horoscopes: “It's OK to change your opinion, Sagittarius. You may pride yourself on being the solid one who always has an answer or knows exactly where to go. You may look upon others as flaky, indecisive, or fickle. It's important that you not shut down your thinking after making a decision about something. Keep your mind open to changes that occur around you and maybe you'll have a change of heart.”

And: “Watch the sunrise today. Open your eyes to the beauty around you and let it inspire you to take action. Someone may be trying to throw you a curve ball so be ready for the unexpected. You have a tremendously generous heart that you should share freely with others. Your helpful nature will draw others to you and help you skate effortlessly through your day. Teach someone a lesson that you know they need to learn.”

My Shadowscapes Insight is regarding the Ten of Pentacles.  Okay, this one makes sense. The attainments represented by this card are no accident, and are not a matter of mere luck. This card is about the blessings we receive through sustained awareness and effort, and possibly through the sustained awareness and effort of those who came before us.  These blessings just might have a long shelf life, too.

I just finished reading the PDF proof of my upcoming book.  I am very, very excited about this!  The book will be released by Luna Station Press, will be called “The Emerald Tablet: My 24 Day Journal To Understanding,” and will be available as an eBook in all the usual places.  I will post the info as soon as the book is available.  My deepest gratitude to Bug and to Luna Station Press; seriously, they made this so easy.

What an awesome weekend I had.  My friends from Denver arrived early Friday morning; we left Kennedy Airport and did a bit of a tour of Manhattan.  We crossed the Queensboro Bridge, headed to 65^th Street so we could drive through Central Park (which was exquisitely beautiful; it was hard to imagine that we were in the middle of one of the biggest cities in the world), then went through Columbus Circle and Times Square, and finished up by driving past the 9/11 Memorial and the new tower.  We crossed the Hudson via the Holland Tunnel, and then headed to Cape May. 

Once we arrived, we headed for the beach until dark.  Saturday morning, we sat for hours on the porch drinking coffee and eating fresh artisan bread, then headed to Sunset Beach.  We walked, and even hiked into the dunes a bit.  Finally, our empty bellies began talking to us, so we headed home, our pockets filled with Cape May Diamonds, and had a delicious seafood feast in the yard.

Sunday was sunny and warm, so we headed for the Atlantic, where we spent the day.  Warm sun, warm surf, warm sand and dolphins; osprey fishing, gulls attempting to steal our lunch, and a cold bottle of prosecco as the air finally cooled, filled the day.  We swam, we baked in the sun, we walked on the beach and peeked into the jetties. Sunday night, we had another feast, this time beef instead of seafood.

Monday morning, we managed to get to Point Park before departure time.  The dolphins came to say good-bye, and everyone filled a bottle or two with sea water and sand, to take home.  Then we headed out, up the Parkway, across the beautiful Verrazano Bridge, past Coney Island and into Kennedy Airport. 

I love Cape May; I love my little cottage, and I love everything about my sliver of heaven.  And one of my favorite things to do is to show someone who has never been to the East Coast just what Cape May is all about.  We couldn’t do it all; after all we only had a few days.  But everyone left with the initial plans for next year’s visit already in place; I would call that a success!

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