4 cups

ar Leithligh said:

I have been wrestling with this response for 24 hours - should I show you the dark side of this card or not - I feel that, as a Tarot teacher, I really ought to let you see that this card can have huge significance in a reading.
Three weeks ago I did a 3 card reading and I had the 9 Cups, Death and the 4 of Cups. Seems fairly innocuous you might think, however the 4 Cups always draws my attention as this card seems to suggest that the person is either bored with their lot or, a little more serious, they are slipping into a depression. After all they have 4 full cups so to those around them are unlikely to think that anything is amiss.
To have the wish card before the Death card could mean that they are wishing for a major change in their life - something (anything) is perhaps preferable to their present situation. However, strip away the superficial layers of these cards, look beneath the surface but above all use your intuition and a completely different story emerges. This person was actually wishing for death.
And he almost succeeded. Three days before the reading the querent's brother in law jumped off a bridge - his second attempt at suicide. Unfortunately he may never walk again despite the doctors best efforts.
Now look again at the 9 Cups the wish card. With bright happy cards this card promises good fortune x 3. Will he try again? I sincerely hope not but!!
When the 4 ups appears in a spread don't always assume that it means is content or boredom - look at the other cards for guidance - sometimes the obvious is just staring you in face but 'book' meanings can interfere and misdirect you. Always ground and protect yourself before you attempt a reading and ask the spirits of the cards for help and guidance.
ar Leithligh

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