Welcome to the forty-fourth card pull for the Mundane Magic project!
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Every Monday, I pull a card from an old Rider Waite tarot card deck I purchased years ago in Salem, Massachusetts. Once a card is chosen, it will not return to the deck. The goal: 78 cards, 78 stories.
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On to today’s tarot card pull!
The card pulled today was the Seven of Cups!
For my initial reaction to the card, check out the podcast, Episode 44.
First impressions from the image: There’s a lot going on in the image. We see the silhouette of a man, actively looking up into the sky. The sky is a clear blue. There is a bank of clouds in the sky that holds two rows of golden chalices, the first a row of three, and below, a row of four additional, for a total of 7 cups.
I’ll begin with the top row first. Moving from left to right, we see first a chalice with a floating head, all blue, soft curls, softly defined features, could be male or female, with blue skin, blue hair, that matches the sky in the background. Their eyes are closed, and they look very serene. The second chalice has a figure, cloaked in white, rising from the cup. The figure is fully covered in white. It reminds me of a childhood illustration of a ghost costume made from a sheet (think Charlie Brown), but this has no eye holes. The figure’s two arms are outstretched, and they are also white. We can see the hands showing from under the edge of the sheet or covering of white. The cloaked figure is emanating a pink light with bits of yellow, reminiscent of a firework in some ways. The third chalice has a golden-yellow snake coming out of it.
In the second row, from the left, there is a chalice with a castle rising from it. The castle has three different towers, and is all blue. Next to it, there is pile of jewels and baubles overflowing from a cup. The treasure is illuminated with a white-blueish light. The third chalice in this row is a little different. It seems to have a reflection in the surface of the cup itself. It could just be my imagination, but there appears to be a skull reflected there. Coming out of that chalice is a crown of laurel. In the last chalice, we see a blue dragon perched on the edge of the cup.
The Rider Waite interpretation of the Seven of Cups is as follows: Strange chalices of vision. Divinatory Meanings: Fairy favors, images of reflection, imagination, sentiment, things seen in the glass of contemplation, some attainment in these degrees but nothing permanent or substantial is suggested. Reversed: Desire, will, determination, project.
A lot to be inspired by here! What does this card make you reflect on? Drop your thoughts into the comments. I’d love to hear!
Now what?
Our forty-fourth card has now been drawn! I’ll be working on an original story during the week. I can’t wait to see what develops!
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