![]() ![]() “The Prince of Cups is the lover within each individual that expresses and experiences emotional passion deeply.” -Angeles Arrien, The Tarot Handbook ( x) “However, whenever the conditions are right, this knight can actively help to reach greater depth in the psyche.” -Karen Hamaker-Zondag, Tarot as a Way of Life The contrast makes it hard for the Knight to reconcile these two qualities.” -Rachel Pollack, 78 Degrees of Wisdom ( x) Water, on the other hand, symbolizes passiveness. “A Knight is a figure committed to action and involvement. By this I mean that if we do nothing with our dreams they remain vague and unrelated to the rest of our lives.” “The Knight has not learned that the true imagination feeds on actions rather than fantasy. Watch for places where it feels like you’re afraid to commit to something when the reversed Knight appears, these choices may be more important than originally thought. Or that the water-y flow of the Knight has been paired with a riverbed to flow through and thus a powerful plan will succeed. Reversals: Reversed the Knight can indicate that a previously dreamy person/a is being pushed towards more concrete actions and the reaction will end up being negative. This energy can be overwhelming in its constant movement so be aware of moments where this Knight needs to balanced out with Earth-y, grounded energy. If not kept grounded, the Knight energy can take over and end up turning what initially felt like a small stream into a full blown storm. Take the Knight of Cups as a warning to be actively aware of your emotions and how they manifest in your outer life. ![]() There is an understanding that the path forward isn’t going to perfectly smooth, this change will not be executed as by the book as some would like, but it will bring a new level of inner understanding and open up spaces for growth that couldn’t have be accessed otherwise. The Knight can represent that a person in your life is going to take on this role and be the impetus (good or bad) of the emotional upheaval that leads to growth, or that there is a part of yourself that is ready to come to the fore and more active in your emotionally based choices. Upright: When the Knight of Cups appears in a reading, know that there is change on the horizon and it will come driven by a powerful emotional need being fulfilled. They’re the awkward, rebellious teenagers of the deck! And in the case of Cups, the water-y emotion driven suit, the Knight of Cups is a dreamer, not yet tethered but fully submerged in the sea of inner experience. ![]() They aren’t the King or Queen, solid in their control over the suit they rule, and their not the Page, just starting out in absorbing the knowledge of the suit. Knights in Tarot can often be a little difficult to nail down meaning-wise. ![]()
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