Monday, May 26, 2014

Five of Cups – Every tarot card has a silver lining

Druidcraft Tarot Five of Cups
Another gloomy card for today: the Five of cups from the Druidcraft Tarot. We see a cloaked figure with a sad demeanor, staring over the lake where a salmon is  being chased by an otter. (Cerridwen is chasing Taliesin) Next to him there are three empty cups fallen over. It  looks like everything is lost. But behind him two filled cups are still standing. The question is: Which cups is he going to focus on?
Maybe it is time to take off this cloak of sadness and emotional protection. The otter (playfulness) is chasing the salmon (inner wisdom and reflection) Perhaps this fish could do with some fooling around.
If the man would turn around and look at the two cups behind him he would see that all is not is lost. Maybe a sip or two from these cups will restore his believe in the future. Sometimes it is a good thing to turn around and see how far we’ve come and how much we have achieved. Yesterday Sycamore gave me the advise to make  a list of all that I have gone through and came out okay on the other side. This has given me a renewed sense of trust and believe in myself.
So all and all  in the end this is quite a positive card. Every cloud has a silver lining: Every tarot card too.J

6 comments:

  1. I loved the tale of Taliesin and how "unlucky" Elphin found him as a baby! At the beginning of the story, Elphin couldn't see how a finding a baby could be a lucky thing (much like when we encounter a problem or challenge, we think there's no way to get through it). But Elphin sure changed his luck that day when he pulled Taliesin out of the water! TC - Things change!

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    1. That is a wise lesson you've found in this story. Luckily nothing ever stays the same. I guess that is the beauty and wonder of life.

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  2. A really nice post, and I love that practice of really taking stock of the journeys you've experiences and how you've come out okay on the other side…. very wise, and worthwhile - I will have to try that :)

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    1. Yes this was a golden advise from Sycamore. It felt really empowering!

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