Oct 13 20
Seven of Cups
45. Gathering Together [Massing]
20. Contemplation (View)
This week we pulled the “The Seven of Cups.” This is a beautiful and rather mysterious card — there is no consensus on the meaning of its rich symbols. The Suit of Cups of which this card is part, is used to indicate an emotional element at play — whether that be reason or passion, or somewhere in between. Specifically, The Seven of Cups is a card of vision, but it is inscrutable as to whether the images presented are fantasy or point to fortuitous solidity. For us it is a symbol to bring about pause — if a vision is not clear there is a danger of interpolating it with your own biased desires. Your emotions may not be what they seem this period, so take them with a grain of salt.
Our first hexagram, which we partner with our tarot to describe (or further detail) the current situation, is #45, Gathering Together (Massing). Here the talk is of people gathering (or amassing in general like waters or loads). Multitudes are unwieldy so pains should be taken to unify and prepare; unify by common (and moral) purpose and prepare for things to take an unexpected course. The two changes this period specify a collaboration gone off — but the involuntary expression of one party’s disappointment help to correct and rebuild.
Our second hexagram, the one that suggests how best to meet the challenges (or the changes) is #20, Contemplation (View). The initial image is of a tower, not of a military sort but a tower of meditation. The tower is a place that is inwardly correcting but simultaneously a symbol of such balance to the world at large. Let a process of personal refinement, tranquility and self control be a symbol for those that depend on, love and revere you (and make it a beacon of fortitude to guide the more errant parts of yourself).
Our extraction: Be careful of seeing what you want to see. Take pains to hold an image of yourself that is true when organizing your situation. This is a confusing process — self management requires strength. Make brave clarity and self control the tower for which you arrange all the parts of yourself around.
Our first hexagram, which we partner with our tarot to describe (or further detail) the current situation, is #45, Gathering Together (Massing). Here the talk is of people gathering (or amassing in general like waters or loads). Multitudes are unwieldy so pains should be taken to unify and prepare; unify by common (and moral) purpose and prepare for things to take an unexpected course. The two changes this period specify a collaboration gone off — but the involuntary expression of one party’s disappointment help to correct and rebuild.
Our second hexagram, the one that suggests how best to meet the challenges (or the changes) is #20, Contemplation (View). The initial image is of a tower, not of a military sort but a tower of meditation. The tower is a place that is inwardly correcting but simultaneously a symbol of such balance to the world at large. Let a process of personal refinement, tranquility and self control be a symbol for those that depend on, love and revere you (and make it a beacon of fortitude to guide the more errant parts of yourself).
Our extraction: Be careful of seeing what you want to see. Take pains to hold an image of yourself that is true when organizing your situation. This is a confusing process — self management requires strength. Make brave clarity and self control the tower for which you arrange all the parts of yourself around.