TAROT

Three of Cups § Ace of Pentacles § Knight of Cups

The Three of Cups means you should definitely start that coven you have been longing to create. Each of the three cups contains their own special ingredient: One cup holds desire, another connection, and the third is embodiment. When we bring these together we get a party. The Three of Cups signifies both the harvest and the celebrations that erupt around its bounty. Make the most of the season’s vibe—gather your besties for enchanted mischief. The suit of Cups represents water, so when we work with it as an element we need a container. Write down what you intend to celebrate and conjure when you and your comrades come together. Encourage everyone you invite to contribute a bit of what they do best. Let the pie bakers bake and the song makers sing. This is spellcasting and it is the poetry of our collective desires. When we make each other the most important people in the room, we fulfill the prophecy of the Three of Cups.

The Ace of Pentacles is the seed of earth—it lives in the space between our first attempts to bring a plan into its vital state and our eventual success or failure at doing so. The suit of Pentacles represents hard, material reality but the ace of the suit appreciates your aspirational side, too. Our motivation maintains the proper conditions for the seed to develop a strong root and eventually bear the fruits that we imagine in our dreams. Potential is tricky because any little alteration in the environment can change the outcome. This card is a reminder to keep your sights narrowed on your objective goals, especially those that have been agreed upon in your coven or your polycule. All life—all manifestation—needs physical nurturing during fragile states of incubation. Even when you cannot see that the roots are thickening, you must maintain routine care. Don’t give up on something you have started. Small efforts accumulate. Small steps carry you the same as long strides. Practical reality must be centered right now, but simple faith is still required if we are to meet the bloom with the same warm welcome as the morning sun.

The Knight of Cups is sensitive to the rumblings of the future as it approaches and she can feel the opportunities to be seized in the days and years to come. She wants us to be ready emotionally, and so she asks that we include her spirit in our conversations. She wants us to speak clearly and succinctly about how we feel. She wants you to tell your people what you like about them. Tell your kids what makes them lovable. Tell yourself it is enough just to show up sometimes. Give everyone a little boost where you can. We all need enough energy to sort through the changes happening in our emotional lives as we confront the formidable problems of our era. As layer after layer of nearly a hundred years of propaganda is peeled back to reveal systems of destruction long hidden, we should expect to have strong feelings. The Knight of Cups wants to talk and she wants to listen. Though she is tender, she is no less happy to be there for you during your beautiful, righteous rage than she is when you are in joy. The Knight of Cups brings us the companionship we need while we take on an examination of the inner life that informs every second of our existence. May we forever evolve.