Tarot: Voice of the Inner Light by Richard Palmer - HTML preview

THE SUITE OF CUPS

ACE

“Root of Water”

U:  The house of the true heart; happiness; pleasure; the potential for real love; grace; abundance ; fertility; fertility

R: The house of the false heart; false love; emotional stagnation; disappointment;  unhappiness; loneliness; dissatisfaction; instability; egotism; deceit; betrayal; infertility

TWO

“Love”

U: Harmony; mutual attraction; true love; trust; passion; romance; desire; respect; friendship; pleasure; cooperation; balance; joy

R: False love; self deception; misunderstanding; lack of commitment; mistrust; separation; emotions gone sour; deception; unwanted passion or lust; deceit

THREE

“Abundance”

U: Abundance; good fortune; success; joy; emotional solace and support; well being; the fulfillment of love; vitality; prosperity

R: Ill fortune; pleasure turning to pain; success turning to ashes; selfishness; overindulgence; vanity; false heartedness; deceit; misery

FOUR

“Blended Pleasure”

U: Pleasure blended with dissatisfaction; apathy; self absorption; discontent; boredom; aversion; doubt; vexation; a need for reevaluation; a failure to perceive new opportunities or set new goals;

R: A strong desire for work and accomplishment; working towards new goals; seeing things in a new and different light; rekindled ambitions; revitalized relationships; renewed vigor; setting new priorities in life

FIVE

“Pleasure Lost”

U: Regret; disappointment; sorrow; loss; upset; disillusionment; misery; dejection; worry; doubt; depression; despair; stagnation; bitterness

R: Renewed hope and determination; a return to hope and enjoyment; a change for the better coming soon; the need to discover new courage; difficulties being overcome; rekindled ambitions; new pleasure and happiness in life

SIX

“Friendship”

U: Pleasure; harmony; friendship; happiness; wishes fulfilled; romance;  new opportunities for relationship; wishes being fulfilled

R: Living in the past; clinging to outworn friendships; false hopes; disappointment; wishes remaining unfulfilled

SEVEN

“Illusionary Success”

U: Illusionary success; futile dreams; self deception; errors in judgment; selfish indulgences; deceptive pleasures; dissipation

R: The birth of new will and determination; fresh resolutions; intelligent action; following up on present successes; the pursuit of new opportunities

EIGHT

“Pleasure Abandoned”

U: Pleasure abandoned; a search for inner strength; a new interest in success; taking an unknown path; being cautious when faced with a serious decision; disillusionment; discontent

R:  A failure of will; a lack of determination; apathy; stagnation; disappointment; a sacrifice being required to attain a distant goal; sterility; a lack of  success; dejection;  disappointment in love; pleasure turning to pain

NINE

“Happiness”

U: Happiness; good fortune; success; prosperity; contentment; emotional satisfaction; obtaining the good things in life; a wish being fulfilled

R: Unhappiness; a lack of pleasure; material goods or money; vanity; self-indulgence; hollow satisfactions;  ill fortune; empty pleasures; a wish remaining unfulfilled

TEN

“Perfected Success”

U: Lasting love; a happy family life; security; success; contentment; peace; pleasure; good fortune

R: Materialism; vanity; selfishness; self delusion; disloyalty; infidelity; betrayal; abandonment; a failing relationship

PAGE OF CUPS

U: Good news; courage; success; passion; emotional awareness; romance; imagination; reflection; contemplation; listening to ones inner voice; someone who has courage when needed; a bearer of good news; success in love; a person who is quiet, reflective, artistic, passionate and imaginative; someone who may be the bearer of good news

R: Cowardice; failure; selfishness; idleness; deception in love; excessive love of luxury; seduction;  gossip; lies; cowardice; someone who may be the bearer of bad news;

KNIGHT OF CUPS

U: Emotional sensitivity; enthusiasm; imagination; intelligence; honesty in love; unrealistic expectations

R: False love; trickery; fraud; idleness; insensitivity; dishonesty; deceit; treachery; duplicity

QUEEN OF CUPS

U: A reflective; feeling and imaginative nature;  gentile happiness; pleasure; loyalty; devotion; practicality; honesty; fair mindedness; goodness; kindness of heart; strong intuitive abilities

R: Unhappiness; bitterness; egotism; insensitivity; a lack of self control; unreliable behavior; perversity; dishonesty; immorality; hysteria 

KING OF CUPS

U: Kindness; consideration; intelligence; emotional sensitivity; compassion; responsible behavior; creativity; professionalism; emotional sympathy; stability; wisdom; trustworthiness

R: Craftiness; double-dealing; scandalous behavior; dishonesty; a lack of scruples; fierceness; violence; treachery; unscrupulous behavior