The 4 of cups is about perceptions.  The classic Rider Waite depiction is one of boredom, having stagnant feelings about what surrounds us.  The opportunity within the 4 of cups is to open up our feelings and perceptions so we can perceive the infinite.

Avia Venifica of Tarot Teachings has an affirmation for the  4 of cups I just love: “How can I move myself into a more free-flowing frame of mind in order to allow magnificent ideas and experiences into my life?”

Isn’t mind the suit of swords?  Well yes.  Swords are more analytical and information gathering.  This is good or bad, useful or not, the best advice is response A etc.  Swords are useful for cutting through the crap.

But here, with the suit of cups, it’s about perceptions.  It’s how we feel about the information.  “He doesn’t love me” can feel awesome, or it can feel like sh*t, or can be confusing.  It’s all about the perception of the information.

Our feelings are our best intuitive guide, giving us direct access to our higher selves.

Questions to ask around the 4 of cups:  Why am I feeling bored or disengaged?  What other possibilities can I imagine?  Is this all there is?  (If the answer is yes, do a little Byron Katie on yourself and ask, do I know that it is true?)

“If the doors of perception were cleansed every thing would appear to man as it is, Infinite. For man has closed himself up, till he sees all things thro’ narrow chinks of his cavern.” – William Blake

Music is a great way to change the emotional background theme that is currently running.  If you need to change your emotional theme, have a listen to –

The 3 of cups has always held a sassy group of girls tone for me.  Girls night out if you will.  I tried to capture that in this card.

Most 2 of cups cards portray some type of heart sharing and love.  There is nothing wrong with that image.  With this card, I went out on a limb in an attempt to portray telepathy.  Telepathy is the linking of 2 living beings through feelings and “knowing”.

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The 10 of wands.  Time to celebrate!  You’ve reached the end of the journey.  Put your burdens down and have a rest before the next phase begins.

The 9 of wands – hang in there baby!  It’s the last leg before the finish line.  So reach down deep and pull up your last bit of strength to pull of the sprint to the finish line.  The caution here is not to become so inwardly focused and determined that you become an impenetrable fortress.

The 8 of wands is about preparing to move quickly when the inspiration strikes.  A runner is poised at the starting blocks, ready to bolt when the starting gun fires.  The greatest ideas can come as a bolt from the blue.  So be ready!