September: Queen of Cups
Hello late-summer lovelies!
It’s that time of the month again, where we ask our Tarot deck for one card to guide us all further towards a truer self. My invocation for September was felt in my entire body. I called to God & Goddess, Angels, Guides, Energy, Light & The Earth to give us this next step of being, and their answer was such a potent one: The Queen of Cups. This Queen comes to us from the perfect Ocean of Love created by self-compassion, delivering this powerful message: Create your own existence and your own understanding of that existence. “This life is yours...” she whispers.
The Cups are of course our emotional world. The world of feelings. Glimmers of intuition, painterly understandings of the subconscious. The Cups are that substance, and also the ability to hold these worlds in their golden goblet. Those who live in the mind, or through the eyes of other people, can feel very uncomfortable with the world of The Cups. The Queen of Cups watches over this world and rules with her emotional authenticity. She feels it all, and allows you to feel it all in her presence.
The Queen of Cups is a facet of the Divine Feminine. She is sometimes seen as The Wild Woman archetype and has some overlap with The Empress. When we receive her calling card, it’s usually an invitation to feeling big emotions, guided with ruler-like wisdom. She asks us to feel the Rage, feel the Sadness, feel the Joy and let it fully into our bodies, knowing these emotions are important messengers. She holds court with others, and allows them to do the same. She holds space for their emotional epiphanies as well, and can guide them to meaning in the aftermath.
I’m wondering what this card is bringing up for you right now? For me The Queen of Cups is The Freedom to Be, gently harnessed with The Power to Guide. For those of us slowly liberating ourselves from systems of oppression, her message can be frightening. Patriarchal systems like our own often like to disregard emotional information in favor of the rational world. As we move towards a more holistic way of being, our bodies and feelings and emotions must be seen as equally important as the mind. Let The Queen of Cups counsel you in this regard.
For small business owners:
Emotional messaging is so important to a brand. It's how we connect with our clients & customers, it's how we express our story, it's the reason many folks are coming to us in the first place: for something new & truer than what’s already out there. Look at your business through the eyes of The Queen of Cups. Does your brand exude emotional authenticity? Do your customers feel comfortable being themselves in your presence? Ask yourself what you’d like folks to feel when they interact with your brand. How would you guide these feelings with the wisdom of a small-business owner?
Stone Pairing
To aid in creating a world where we can authentically feel every emotion that presents itself, I’m pairing The Queen of Cups with Aquamarine. This crystal’s pale turquoise-blue is both calming and releasing, and connects with our throat chakras to help with telling our truths. When we can’t communicate our own individual truths for some reason (usually due to lack of safety as a child) we will sometimes experience a blocked throat chakra. Let the truth-serum of Aquamarine allow your feelings to rise to the surface, and let The Queen of Cups show you the gifts of expressing yourself honestly.
Thanks so much for taking the time to read September’s Wild Card. I’m truly wishing you a roaring and beautiful sea of all the emotions you need to express, and all the wisdom you need to direct your life in the most authentic directions. If I can ever be of assistance with a one-on-one Tarot reading, please reach out to me at foxempresstarot.com, or click the button below for a 30-minute Market reading, exclusively for Sunshine Makers Market.
In Love & Wonder,
Fox