Saturday, September 24, 2011

Queen of Cups, reversed

We see the Queen of Cups sitting on a secure throne and gazing intently into a cup, but it's not just any cup, it's decorative and has angel wings.  I've read here and there that the cup represents the Holy Grail and this queen is the Queen of the Grail.

The throne the queen sits on is interesting.  The back of the throne is curved, near the top is a shell - I feel this allows the queen to hear more intently, not only to what is physically spoken to her but also allows her to hear the Spirit.

The cape that the queen has on reminds me of a waterfall symbolizing the volumes of wisdom, knowledge, experience she passes to those who will listen to her.

The water at the feet of the queen is calm symbolizing that while she is earnest in the pursuit of her answer she's very calm, cool and about her wits.

The cliff behind the queen is also very interesting, while there is a sharp, steep cliff, the rise in the land is very easy - perhaps this is telling us not to over think the solution.  Another interpretation could be that there might be great effort, struggle or sacrifice to get the answer or resolution but then after that things will become easier.

In the reverse this card could mean that one is distracted or not looking at all of the options.  It could also mean that the situation is not as dire and one is worrying too much over nothing.

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