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Cups (tarot)
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| '''The four suits of the Tarot are:''' [[Wands (tarot)|Wands]], [[Cups (tarot)|Cups]], [[Swords (tarot)|Swords]], [[Disks (tarot)|Disks]] | '''The four suits of the Tarot are:''' [[Wands (tarot)|Wands]], [[Cups (tarot)|Cups]], [[Swords (tarot)|Swords]], [[Disks (tarot)|Disks]] | ||
| + | Unless otherwise noted, all quotes are from Aleister Crowley's ''The Book of Thoth.'' | ||
| ==The Court Cards== | ==The Court Cards== | ||
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| *'''Title:''' The Lord of the Waves and the Waters. The King of the Hosts of the Sea. | *'''Title:''' The Lord of the Waves and the Waters. The King of the Hosts of the Sea. | ||
| *'''Astrology:''' 20° [[Aquarius]] to 20° [[Pisces]], including most of Pegasus | *'''Astrology:''' 20° [[Aquarius]] to 20° [[Pisces]], including most of Pegasus | ||
| - | *'''Tree of Life:''' | + | *'''Element:''' The fiery part of Water |
| - | *'''Description:''' | + | *'''Tree of Life:''' The [[Path of Shin]] |
| - | *'''Interpretation:''' | + | *'''Description:''' "He is clothed in black armour furnished with bright wings which, together with the leaping attitude of his white charger, indicates that he represents the most active aspect of Water. In his right hand he bears a cup from which issues a crab, the cardinal sign of Water, for aggressiveness. His totem is the peacock, for one of the stigmata of water in its most active form is brilliance." |
| + | *'''Interpretation:''' "He is graceful, dilettante, with the qualties of Venus, or a weak Jupiter. He is amiable in a passive way. He is quick to respond to attraction, and easily becomes enthusiastic under such stimulus; but he is not very enduring. He is exceedingly sensitive to external influence, but with no material depth in his character. When the card is ill dignified, he is sensual, idle and untruthful. Yet with all this he possesses an innocence and purity which are the essence of his nature. But he is, on the whole, so superficial that it is hard to reach this depth." | ||
| ===Queen of Cups=== | ===Queen of Cups=== | ||
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| *'''Title:''' The Queen of the Thrones of the Waters | *'''Title:''' The Queen of the Thrones of the Waters | ||
| *'''Astrology:''' 20° [[Gemini]] to 20° [[Cancer]] | *'''Astrology:''' 20° [[Gemini]] to 20° [[Cancer]] | ||
| - | *'''Tree of Life:''' | + | *'''Element:''' The watery part of Water |
| - | *'''Description:''' | + | *'''Tree of Life:''' The [[Path of Mem]] |
| - | *'''Interpretation:''' | + | *'''Description:''' "She is represented as enthroned upon still water. In her hand she bears a shell-like cup, from which issues a crayfish, and she bears also the Lotus of Isis, of the Great Mother. She is robed in, and veiled by, endless curves of light, and the sea upon which she is enthroned conveys the almost unbroken images of the image which she represents." |
| + | *'''Interpretation:''' "Her image is of extreme purity and beauty, with infinite subtlety; to see the Truth of her is hardly possible, for she reflects the nature of the observer in great perfection...The characteristics associated with this card are principally dreaminess, illusion and tranquillity. She is the perfect agent and patient, able to receive and transmit everything without herself being affected thereby. If ill-dignified, all these qualities are degraded. Everything that passes through her is refracted and distorted. But, speaking generally, her characteristics depend mostly upon the influences which affect her." | ||
| ===Prince of Cups=== | ===Prince of Cups=== | ||
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| *'''Title:''' The Prince of the Chariot of the Waters | *'''Title:''' The Prince of the Chariot of the Waters | ||
| *'''Astrology:''' 20° [[Libra]] to 20° [[Scorpio]] | *'''Astrology:''' 20° [[Libra]] to 20° [[Scorpio]] | ||
| - | *'''Tree of Life:''' | + | *'''Element:'''The airy part of Water |
| - | *'''Description:''' | + | *'''Tree of Life:''' The [[Path of Aleph]] |
| - | *'''Interpretation:''' | + | *'''Description:''' "He is a warrior partly clad in armour, which seems, however, rather a growth than a covering. His helmet is surmounted by an eagle, and his chariot, which resembles a shell, is also drawn by an eagle. His wings are tenuous, almost of gas...In his right hand he bears a Lotus flower, sacred to the element of Water, and in his left hand is a cup from which issues a serpent...Beneath his chariot is the calm and stagnant water of a lake upon which rain falls heavily." |
| + | *'''Interpretation:''' "On the one hand, elasticity, volatility, hydrostatic equilibrium; on the other hand, the catalytic faculty and the energy of steam...The moral characteristics of the person pictured in this card are subtlety, secret violence, and craft. He is intensely secret, an artist in all his ways. On the surface he appears calm and imperturble, but this is a mask of the most intense passion. He is on the surface susceptible to external influences, but he accepts them only to transmute them to the advantage of his secret designs. He is thus completely without conscience in the ordinary sense of the word, and is therefore usually distrusted by his neighbours. They feel they do not, and can never, understand him. Thus he inspires unreasonable fear. He is in fact perfectly ruthless. He cares intensely for power, wisdom, and his own aims. He feels no responsibility to others, and although his abilities are so immense, he cannot be relied upon to work in harness...To such people good will, sincerity, and right mating are the essentials of success; their danger is overweening ambition." | ||
| ===Princess of Cups=== | ===Princess of Cups=== | ||
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| *'''Title:''' The Princess of the Waters. The Rose of the Palace of the Floods. | *'''Title:''' The Princess of the Waters. The Rose of the Palace of the Floods. | ||
| *'''Astrology:''' Rules another Quadrant | *'''Astrology:''' Rules another Quadrant | ||
| - | *'''Tree of Life:''' | + | *'''Element:''' The earthy part of Water |
| - | *'''Description:''' | + | *'''Tree of Life:''' The [[Path_32-bis|Path of 32-bis]] |
| - | *'''Interpretation:''' | + | *'''Description:''' "She is represented as a dancing figure, robed in a flowing garment on whose edges crystals are seen to form. For her crest she wears a swan with open wings...She bears a covered cup from which issues a tortoise. She is dancing upon a foaming sea in which disports himself a dolphin, the royal fish, which symbolizes the power of Creation." |
| + | *'''Interpretation:''' "She represents the power of Water to give substance to idea, to support life, and to form the basis of chemical combination...The character of the Princess is infinitely gracious. All sweetness, all voluptuousness, gentleness, kindness and tenderness are in her character. She lives in the world of Romance, in the perpetual dream of rapture. On a superficial examination she might be thought selfish and indolent, but this is a quite false impression; silently and effortlessly she goes about her work." | ||
| ==The Small Cards== | ==The Small Cards== | ||
Revision as of 00:14, 29 Mar 2005
Part of the Thoth Tarot series.
Cups are one of the suits in the Thoth Tarot deck.
The four suits of the Tarot are: Wands, Cups, Swords, Disks
Unless otherwise noted, all quotes are from Aleister Crowley's The Book of Thoth.
| Table of contents |
The Court Cards
Knight of Cups
- Title: The Lord of the Waves and the Waters. The King of the Hosts of the Sea.
- Astrology: 20° Aquarius to 20° Pisces, including most of Pegasus
- Element: The fiery part of Water
- Tree of Life: The Path of Shin
- Description: "He is clothed in black armour furnished with bright wings which, together with the leaping attitude of his white charger, indicates that he represents the most active aspect of Water. In his right hand he bears a cup from which issues a crab, the cardinal sign of Water, for aggressiveness. His totem is the peacock, for one of the stigmata of water in its most active form is brilliance."
- Interpretation: "He is graceful, dilettante, with the qualties of Venus, or a weak Jupiter. He is amiable in a passive way. He is quick to respond to attraction, and easily becomes enthusiastic under such stimulus; but he is not very enduring. He is exceedingly sensitive to external influence, but with no material depth in his character. When the card is ill dignified, he is sensual, idle and untruthful. Yet with all this he possesses an innocence and purity which are the essence of his nature. But he is, on the whole, so superficial that it is hard to reach this depth."
Queen of Cups
- Title: The Queen of the Thrones of the Waters
- Astrology: 20° Gemini to 20° Cancer
- Element: The watery part of Water
- Tree of Life: The Path of Mem
- Description: "She is represented as enthroned upon still water. In her hand she bears a shell-like cup, from which issues a crayfish, and she bears also the Lotus of Isis, of the Great Mother. She is robed in, and veiled by, endless curves of light, and the sea upon which she is enthroned conveys the almost unbroken images of the image which she represents."
- Interpretation: "Her image is of extreme purity and beauty, with infinite subtlety; to see the Truth of her is hardly possible, for she reflects the nature of the observer in great perfection...The characteristics associated with this card are principally dreaminess, illusion and tranquillity. She is the perfect agent and patient, able to receive and transmit everything without herself being affected thereby. If ill-dignified, all these qualities are degraded. Everything that passes through her is refracted and distorted. But, speaking generally, her characteristics depend mostly upon the influences which affect her."
Prince of Cups
- Title: The Prince of the Chariot of the Waters
- Astrology: 20° Libra to 20° Scorpio
- Element:The airy part of Water
- Tree of Life: The Path of Aleph
- Description: "He is a warrior partly clad in armour, which seems, however, rather a growth than a covering. His helmet is surmounted by an eagle, and his chariot, which resembles a shell, is also drawn by an eagle. His wings are tenuous, almost of gas...In his right hand he bears a Lotus flower, sacred to the element of Water, and in his left hand is a cup from which issues a serpent...Beneath his chariot is the calm and stagnant water of a lake upon which rain falls heavily."
- Interpretation: "On the one hand, elasticity, volatility, hydrostatic equilibrium; on the other hand, the catalytic faculty and the energy of steam...The moral characteristics of the person pictured in this card are subtlety, secret violence, and craft. He is intensely secret, an artist in all his ways. On the surface he appears calm and imperturble, but this is a mask of the most intense passion. He is on the surface susceptible to external influences, but he accepts them only to transmute them to the advantage of his secret designs. He is thus completely without conscience in the ordinary sense of the word, and is therefore usually distrusted by his neighbours. They feel they do not, and can never, understand him. Thus he inspires unreasonable fear. He is in fact perfectly ruthless. He cares intensely for power, wisdom, and his own aims. He feels no responsibility to others, and although his abilities are so immense, he cannot be relied upon to work in harness...To such people good will, sincerity, and right mating are the essentials of success; their danger is overweening ambition."
Princess of Cups
- Title: The Princess of the Waters. The Rose of the Palace of the Floods.
- Astrology: Rules another Quadrant
- Element: The earthy part of Water
- Tree of Life: The Path of 32-bis
- Description: "She is represented as a dancing figure, robed in a flowing garment on whose edges crystals are seen to form. For her crest she wears a swan with open wings...She bears a covered cup from which issues a tortoise. She is dancing upon a foaming sea in which disports himself a dolphin, the royal fish, which symbolizes the power of Creation."
- Interpretation: "She represents the power of Water to give substance to idea, to support life, and to form the basis of chemical combination...The character of the Princess is infinitely gracious. All sweetness, all voluptuousness, gentleness, kindness and tenderness are in her character. She lives in the world of Romance, in the perpetual dream of rapture. On a superficial examination she might be thought selfish and indolent, but this is a quite false impression; silently and effortlessly she goes about her work."
The Small Cards
Ace of Cups
- Title: The Root of the Powers of Water
- Tree of Life:
- Description:
- Interpretation:
Two of Cups
Three of Cups
Four of Cups
Five of Cups
Six of Cups
Seven of Cups
Eight of Cups
Nine of Cups
Ten of Cups
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