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I study Tarot through the lens of the Hermetic Qabalah and the Tree of Life. I would love to hear your thoughts on the card. Do you know any good pertaining mythology? Any Kabbalists care to chime in? Maybe you have a different opinion on this card? I would love to hear it.

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Seven of Cups

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Element : Water

Animals : Dragon, Snake

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Upright Keywords

Fantasies • Desire • Astral

realm • Illusionary

success

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Reversed Keywords

Escapism • Focus • Grounding • Epiphany

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Notes:

The suit of Cups corresponds to the world of Briah, the creative world of Water. When you place Netzach (emotions/desires) into the element of Water, you get a double-dose of fluid, unshaped emotional energy.

Without the structure of Hod, Netzach's energy runs wild looses it's touch with reality.

Upright: in a reading this card could represent the querent considering options that are not based in reality. Could be they are stunned by all the choices, or Maybe chasing desires that do not lead to fulfillment.

Reversed: Netzach possibly gets the form it so desperately needs. Resulting in clarity. It could represent the querent seeing through some bullshit or just letting go a fantasy.

Or

could be the energy get further corrupted resulting in the querent losing touch with reality completely.

Could be where psychosis begins to set in.

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Mythology:

Book T: "The Lord of Illusionary Success"

Just a fun Olympian myth that pertains:

Tantalus was King who was loved by the gods. He walked among them and ate at they table. It wasn't enough for him though. He had all that Nezach energy. All full of pride and wild unrefined emotions. He stole the gods ambrosia and nectar to share with mere mortals...

And one time Tanalus sacrificed his own son and cooked him. Tried to get the gods to eat him to prove they were not omniscient. They were though... they caught on.

They made Tanatlus stand in a waist high pool of water with fruit hanging off trees within his reach. Whenever he attempted to grab a fruit or drink the water, the branch would move and the water would recede and he was left perpetually hungry and thirsty...

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We have traditionally associated currency with the earth suit. Pentacles… Coins… Malkuth… 

However, times have changed have they not? Money is no longer a physical item. We now operate with digital currency and credit. 

What element best symbolizes money these days?

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Have you ever looked at the two staves/sticks and seen a direct parallel to the Jachin and Boaz pillars from the High Priestess? Could be that the figure is holding Boaz (strength/Chokmah), highlighting the tension and relationship between Chokmah and Binah. What yall think?

The following are some of notes for this card:

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Two of Wands

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Element : Fire

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Upright Keywords

Vision • Whoosh • Definition • Direction

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Reversed Keywords

Self doubt • Stagnation • Reckless • Arrogance

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Notes:

Our initial spark of desire now finds direction as the energy passes from Kether to Chokmah. We now add kindling to the spark, and our passions and desires now have movement and direction.

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Upright:

They see it laid out in front of them. Got the world in they hands. Now they decide just where to throw it.

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Reversed:

When the energy is blocked we find ourselves with a desire we dont know what to do with.

Might be we dont have the vision to see it through. Like a a spark with no kindle.

Could be that having the spark and no vision could manifest as arrogance. Like you think you know but you aint really thought it through.

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Mythology

The 2 sticks could possibly represent the BJ pillars from the high priestess card. He's grabbing onto Boaz. Boaz represents Chokmah.

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The BJ pillars:

B: Boaz - "In him is strength"

J: Jachin- "He will establish"

These seem to highlight the relationship between Chokmah and Binah.