Week 9 - General Guidance
The Star/ The Empress/ Ten of Cups
Have you ever wondered if you will ever, really, truly be happy? Have you wondered if it is in your destiny or whether you’re taking the right steps to achieve it? Have you tried manifesting techniques, affirmations, and visualization to coerce the universe to give you what you want? If you have, even in the slightest manner, this post is for you.
You must’ve heard the phrase - “written in the stars.” The Star card represents the same idea. That somethings are written for you, they are inevitable and they represent your destiny. Within these facts, lie moments of free will where you can decide which road to take, but the destination remains the same. The card shows a woman, that is naked, and she is pouring water on both land and another water body, with one foot in the water and another on the land. In tarot, this represents a balance between emotion and intellect. It also represents the merging of the two. The card is telling you that happiness does not come by taking only emotional or only practical decisions. Your head and your heart alone cannot fulfil your wishes. The key lies in understanding both and taking a decision that is in alignment with them. And contrary to popular opinion, your heart and your head are not against each other. What you think is your mind, is actually your ego. Which, by the way, was never bothered about your happiness. It exists to protect you and sometimes your happiness lies beyond that.
The Empress represents the epitome of feminine abundance. The figure on this card is often compared to Mother Earth. She is a giver who never gets depleted. Wherever she sits, things begin to grow and blossom. She turns everything fertile and allows things to live and thrive. She needs nothing to feed her. She is so complete, so self-sufficient that all she lives for is to see others bloom. That is her purpose. To make the dead alive. To create something where there is nothing. She is free from outside influences. Things can come and go. But nothing can shake her. She is, in that sense, invincible, eternal and complete. Can you imagine the happiness in her heart? Would you like to experience a happiness like her’s? What would it take for you to be so secure, so powerful, so abundant, so generous and so eternal? Would you find happiness in building yourself up this way? Would your own happiness matter if you walked on this path? Chances are, you will discover something greater than happiness. You will surpass your desires for it.
The Ten of Cups shows a man and a woman with two children staring into the distance, with their hands in the air, with ten cups suspended above them. This is the quintessential “happy family” card where all emotional needs are fulfilled and everyone is happy and joyful. There is abundant and bright sunshine, all a reflection of the inner world of the concerned persons. The card represents the kind of happiness that is found at home with your closest kin. Are you seeking happiness in your relationships? Are you looking to build a home that heals and empowers, where you can rest, recover and rejuvenate? This card urges you to reflect on what these ten cups could represent. Rather than the people on the card, focus on factors that can bring you emotional fulfillment, that can help you feel at home within you and then create that home with others, whether for a moment or a lifetime. Your family, your tribe, your people will find you.
These are just three of the many ways to happiness. Which of these spoke to you, today?
The Ten of Cups 😊🩵🩵
I read your description of The Empress and felt so emotional. I haven't desired with this kind of longing since I was a child. I could almost touch her, but then she also felt so far away.