Ruled by: The Moon in Cancer
Constellation: Ursa Minor
Element: Water, Chokmah in Briah (Creative - Heh)
Keywords: Union, love, wisdom, PhiloSophia (combining: Love-Wisdom), reciprocity, harmony, creation, creative juices, environmental coitus, sexual intercourse, relationships, ecstasy, twin mirrors, friendship, beneficence, nurturing, nourishment, purity, flowering, overflowing, connection.
Description: Most prominently, the Two of Cups alludes to a union between Self and Other, Lower Self and Higher Self, Subject and Object, and/or the Masculine and Feminine Polarities. The harmonious blending between the two inspire love, creativity, and mutual appreciation. The two (Hermes 'and' Aphrodite) are truly three ('and'), and the three ('and') are truly one (Hermaphrodite).
Unconditional love is implied, with the capacity for deep and mutual receptivity. The love here between the two are equal and untainted. In this merger, Self has become found in Other and Other in Self. There is no Other, there is only Self. And yet both are celebrated, fully supported, and expanded by and within the communion. It is just that the illusion of Separation (Cancer) has been transcended as a result of the willingness of these twins to come face-to-face and sincerely reflect upon one another.
Deep healing at a soul level unfolds as a consequence of this sacred coming together. Within the comfort of each other's embrace, virtues are exalted and vices are left behind. Joy and ecstasy abound, and the realization that All is Love is experienced and embodied through Wisdom (Chokmah) and Understanding (Binah).
Passion, excitement, and emotion overflow, and still all is tranquil. Through balance, there is stability. In this frenzied stillness, words fail and the irrational prevails. Imagine being submerged in a warm bath or a hot tub. The water engulfs and massages. It's intense but tensions find release, and the overall feeling is one of being able to let out a long sigh of relief.
This card can also represent that realization that the home environment (Cancer) is an reflection of one's inner life. This might inspire one to tidy things up or rearrange to make the home feel more cozy -- and to better express that inner life. This urge, in itself, directly correlates to the inner Alchemical Marriage that is or is about to take place. All objects in one's home exist for the purpose of pleasing, nurturing, caring, and tending to one's self -- until such objects are outgrown and are of no longer of use. Once a space has been uncluttered of what is purposeless, there is an easiness of emotion and an effortless flow of creativity. One can then more readily open to receive.
There can also be the sudden realization, with the appearance of this card, that the personal will is also illusory. The personal will (individual) is but an iceberg floating around in the ocean of the One Self, the True Will. An ocean (Mother Deep) that keeps the iceberg of the small self afloat. And what is an iceberg but an inseparable portion of that same ocean in a temporary state of crystallization? Remember, again, that the feeling here is that of being submerged in a warm bath. The ice of the small self is melting back to unite with the ocean of the expanded Self.
It's as if one has finally returned home from a long and grueling journey -- mirroring the process of individuation. Going out into the world, separating oneself from Mother's nourishing bosom (Moon in Cancer) to make one's mark on the world. Only to return home (Cancer) after one's character has been fully fleshed out. Or the feeling is one of having been rescued from a shipwreck. With it comes both elation and relaxation.
Wherever there is the pairing together of opposites, there is new life. Each side is transformed by the alliance, and something not yet seen before begins to take shape. Even if this manifestation be merely the introduction of a new thought-form. It is still something that had not yet been prior to this joining. This is the nature and outcome of all sexuality, and make no mistake about it: All relationships are sexual. All interactions are dual and rooted in gender and polarity: There is a giving (masculine) and a receiving (feminine). When you speak, you give out. When you listen, you receive.
Extend and be open to receiving affection, tenderness, warmth, and appreciation for those within your immediate environment and community. See the truth: They are mirrors. They reflect back to you some aspect resident within yourself that you may not have yet acknowledged. What of a new attraction? Is there someone you feel mysteriously drawn to? Has someone shown up possessing of traits you feel admiration for? Traits that you might find intimidating or impressive? Observe them to receive them. Their very materialization into your sphere of awareness is a clue that a new facet of you is about to be illuminated.
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