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Radiant: Rider-Waite-Smith Tarot- Nine of Cups
B.O.T.A. Tarot- 9 of Cups
The Rider-Waite-Smith- Nine of Cups illustrates the more mundane meaning of The Lord of Material Happiness. The smiling figure is enjoying his complete success and fulfillment of wishes and proudly displays his wealth of nine golden cups in a moon-like crescent. The blue curtain represents the element of water. There is a more substile esoteric meaning to this card as the number 9, is the Sephira Yesod [foundation/the Moon] on the Qabalistic Tree of Life. The Nine/9 of Cups, is Yesod in the Suit of water, and 9, being also the number of the Moon, strengthens Water's reflection. Thus the stability is restored to Water. After its wobbly exclusions to Hod -8-left hand path/pillar, and Netzach-right hand path/pillar suit of Water has now returned to the Middle Pillar.
Astrologically Jupiter in Pisces is the Ruler of the 9 of Cups, thus adding a benediction that is more than sympathetic to Water. This is obvious, since Jupiter is the Planet of Chesed [Mercy} where water is in it highest manifestation. Plus, Pisces brings out the placidity of Water. Therefore, the Nine/9 of Cups is True Wisdom fulfilled in Perfect Happiness.
B.O.T.A Tarot- 9 of Cups
As you can see upon viewing of the B.O.T.A. card, there are 9 cups arranged into a square of 4 on each side, representing Chesed-Jupiter, and One in the Center linking us to the middle pillar of the Tree of Life and with the reflection of 4 below (4 also represents Mercy/Chesed); The Below is a perfect square, implying we have manifested the most benevolent aspect of the force of Water; pleasing state of stable and sparkling emotion.
The number 9 is also the number of the highest purity of the element it represents. Therefore, Happiness, is a sensationalizing of success and it's natural bonhomie is a hard one to find any negative connotations for. This is a pleasant card to have in your reading. However, in a Celtic Cross reading, it could be the first card description of the querent crossed by a negative card, such as the 5 or 7 of cups which would suggest why the querent isn't enjoying happiness. Otherwise, be happy for being you makes Spirit happy!
When the 9/Nine of Cups card is thrown during a divination, the querent is or will be experiencing:
- Complete pleasure, and success in a period of 9 weeks or 9 months.
- Complete and perfect realization of pleasure and happiness as wishes are fulfilled.
- There can be some vanity and conceit here, but it is good- natured.
- High mindedness and not easily satisfied with small, gossipy, limited ideas.
- Such a person may be maligned because of their self-assumption but the querent, being of a good generous, sometimes foolish, nature, ...the malingers tend to look overly critical.
- Concord.
- Contentment.
- Physical bien-être.
- Victory.
- Success.
- Satisfaction.
If ill defined by surrounding cards (Thoth) or reversed (Rider-Waite-Smith), it implies:
- Self-complacency.
- Vanity.
- Arrogance.
- Mistakes.
- Imperfections.
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