Tarot Card for the Day ~ November 7

Ace of Cups

 

The Holy Grail

 

 

Aces in Tarot (as you may remember) are cards of a new beginning.  So, that being the case, how can you (how would you like to or do you need to) begin your life anew, today, right now?  What changes can you begin, even in small ways?  What potentials can you believe in, hope for, reach for and remember?  (And you can expect The Universe will keep asking that question until you all remember to ask it alla tyme by yourself!)

 

In any Tarot deck, the Ace of Cups is interpreted as a card of abundance, joy and even divine inspiration.  

 

My own intuitive interpretation is based on the beautiful illustration of the Ace of Cups/Holy Grail in the Legend deck (created by Anna Marie Ferguson.  You can link to her web site by clicking on her name.)

 

There have been many visions of what the Grail really is.  Some have seen it as the vessel from which Jesus drank at the Last Supper.  Some perceive it as one of the great magical cauldrons of Celtic spirituality.  Others have thought it is a jewel broken from the crown of Lucifer when he was cast out of heaven. It has even been written that the Grail is a great crystal at the juncture between the shamanic upper, lower and middle worlds, and that our (ordinary reality) world balances upon its tip.  I see this card as being about regeneration − which makes sense, as so many of the objects mentioned here are mystical, magical, regenerative tools. 

 

The Ace of Cups asks that we be open to rebirth, perhaps a spiritual rebirth, and that we begin to seek it today.  Most importantly for me, our culture has come to see the Grail as a symbol of purity and perfection.  So when I work with clients and this card comes up I say, “What is your Holy Grail?  What is the highest, most perfect ideal you can strive for?   What is the purest, most positive thing you can aspire to do?  Who or what is the best, most brilliant, most caring version of yourself you can seek to become?  Now, starting today, this minute, how can you honor THAT knowing, THAT aspect, THAT vision of yourself and your life?”

Well? 

 

It may take a little work, sure, but you’re certainly worth it!

 

Bright blessings!