The Eight of Cups ~ Don't Give Into Despair!

Tarot Tuesday! The card for the week is the Eight of Cups, representing: Stagnation, emotional blockage, regret and release. The Eight of Cups is a dark night of the soul as you experience a weariness, a feeling of emotional and spiritual exhaustion. Life has become a burden, leading to stagnation, even hopelessness. This card warns of getting caught up in bitterness or disappointments about “what should have been.” Your regrets can become an endless compulsion. 

 Let go of the past, especially old expectations that are no longer valid. The time has come to recognize unfulfilling relationships that are draining you. It takes strength to no longer participate in soul depleting situations. Use the wisdom of your past experiences, set new boundaries and move forward. 

 Is this card perfect for the current Scorpio Mercury Retrograde or what?!

 Wishing you a week of renewal and release!

The Nine of Cups ~Swim into Happiness!

Tarot Tuesday! The card for the week is the Nine of Cups, representing: Emotional fulfillment, blessings, purification, and overflowing love. This card indicates that your proverbial cups are full and swimming with happiness! There is a realization of sublime peace and each day becomes a blessing in itself. The overall feeling is that of gratitude for the gifts you have received.

 The Nine of Cups is often referred to as “wishes fulfilled.” Know this happiness is not an illusion. It is deeply rooted in the waters of your soul, the essence of your being. If you’re not yet in the “swim”, reflect on whether you feel you deserve to receive happiness. Perhaps this is a time to forgive yourself or others, so you can experience joy anew.   

 Wishing you an abundant and happy week!

 #CoutureTarot 

The Eight of Cups ~ It's Always Darkest Before the Dawn!

Tarot Tuesday! The card for the week is the Eight of Cups, representing: Emotional stagnation, darkness, hardship and release. The Eight of Cups reminds us that it is often “darkest before the dawn”, emphasizing that things often seem at the worst, just before they get better. This card is often experienced as a “Dark Night of the Soul”, indicating a weariness, a feeling of emotional and spiritual exhaustion. Life itself has become a burden, and the result is stagnation, even hopelessness. 

The remedy comes from letting go of the past. This card warns of getting caught up in bitterness or disappointments about “what should have been”. This is a time to let go of unfulfilling relationships that drain you, as you are no longer willing to participate in soul-sucking situations. Embrace the wisdom of your past experiences, set new boundaries and move forward. See the rainbow behind the dark clouds, and once you do, you will feel renewed and your life will be filled with hopefulness again!

Wishing you a week of sweet release!

The Eight of Cups ~ Time to Release the Past!

Tarot Tuesday! The card for the week is the Eight of Cups, representing: Disappointment, reflection, emotional stagnation and releasing the past. Perfect for the Pisces New Moon/Total Solar Eclipse today!

The Eight of Cups or water—the element of emotions, the spiritual realm, dreams and the unconscious--is a card of change and transition. The image shows a fairytale couple—a knight and a princess, embracing in a passionate dance. Behind them are eight cups reflecting old, stagnant waters. Each cup holds a different memory, some wonderful, some sorrowful. You could say the couple is lost in a seductive dance of the past.   

These cups are perhaps too full, and need to be released to welcome in new energy, new love, relationships and experience. The shadow side of this card is disappointment. When life doesn’t meet our expectations, it’s easy for disillusionment to set in. Yet, when we can let go of the fairytale and become present in the moment, a whole new journey begins! In the highest sense, the Eight of Cups is a spiritual journey of self-discovery. A time to reflect upon the past—and then it let go. This will free you to discover what you truly need and want on a whole new level.

So this week, take time to reflect on the past, old illusions that no longer serve you. This is as a part of a process of letting go. Then begin to dream anew—what do you want to manifest next is your question now!