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EIGHT OF CUPS

Meet the Lord of Abandoned Success.

Decan: Saturn in 1 - 10 degrees of PiscesTree of Life Association: Mercury in Hod (Eighth Sphere)

Mr. Mellifluous and the Lord of Abandoned Success

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   Suddenly you find yourself near the sea, under the full moon. Near the shore are eight golden cups, three stacked on top of the other five. One cup seems to be missing. As you gaze at the gap between cups you notice a person dressed in red who is beginning a journey up the hillside away from the sea. You suddenly feel that this person might be an artist or magician who over time has developed clear inner vision and a great sense of purpose as well as the discipline to achieve great heights. Under the full moon, you can almost feel the expansion of imagination and inspiration that propels him forward. 

The Moon: Pisces

   The moon speaks, “Primal forces can stimulate the mind to higher attainment. Even though you may have achieved great success in your public or private life, the moon pulls you to the light of the Source. You long for the heights of the spirit even if no one understands your need to move onward to something greater.

The World: Saturn

   “The conscious mind, governed by Mercury, contains motivating primal forces, for Saturn, father of the Gods, is Mercury on a higher arc. The craggy rocks of the shoreline remind you of the primal forces of creation, and the mind longs for the exaltation of contact with those forces. Deep in your soul, you know that you can work with those powerful subtle forces for the highest good of yourself and others.

The Magician: Mercury

   “You know that Mercury enables you to work with those forces by embodying them in imaginative form. Artists and magicians throughout time, for instance, have personified forces as deities or saviors or bodhisattvas so that people can experience them in form and understand their purpose and be inspired by them. After achieving a certain level, artisans realize that they are using their skills to inspire others for the highest good.

   "Both Mercury and Saturn are Gods of restriction and discipline. In the moonlight, even if you are feeling great passion for the journey, you know that you must exercise discipline to achieve your goals. The primal forces that inspire you from deep in the subconscious must link with reason so that the exaltation of the mind leads to greater spiritual understanding.”

King of Pentacles

   Claire finds the King of Pentacles again and flies down to meet him.

   "How do you do, your majesty?" Claire asks.

   "You're back! Good to see you again, my young friend," the King replies.

   Claire blushes. "Thank you, your highness. I was wondering, your majesty, what has influenced you to make you such a great king?"

   "If you look at the pentacle, you might intuit that it represents who I am, for as the King of Pentacles, I am the King of the element of Earth. I am influenced by the four elements that manifest here in this realm, Earth, Air, Water, and Fire. But I am also influenced by a fifth, invisible element, Spirit, which is the underlying element of all that manifests on this earth and the underlying consciousness of all life. All of these elements manifest in this Kingdom. Through these elements, I know the magnificence, harmony, and abundance of the human spirit and the planet, and deep in my heart, I feel love, awe, reverence, and deep gratitude for the Source, the creator of this awesome world."

   "So to become like you, I should feel these elements in my heart?"

   "Yes, my child, for each element represents different levels of being. The elements are associated with the archetypal energies of the zodiac, the triplicities, which are ruled by the powerful archetypal energies of the planets. If you tune your heart and soul to the energies of the four elements and the planets and the zodiac, you will eventually become the Tree of Life itself, your personal energy field in harmony and balance with the Divine Universal Energy Field--one with the Source of all Creation. It is the work of many lifetimes, but if you become as a little child, open to all these energies, you will experience this union more quickly."

   "Yes, your highness, I will feel these elements and energies in my heart and imagine you as often as I can. Thank you so much!" Claire exclaimed as she waved and flew away.

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