January 10-12, 2012: 3 of Cups
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ABUNDANCE
Three of CupsMeditation Pattern: Place Atu I, The Magus, and Atu VII, The Chariot, side-by-side, with the 3 of Cups above them.
Traditional Description: A group of lotuses or water lilies, from which two flowers rise on either side of, and overhanging, the top cup, pouring into it the white water. Lotuses in the same way pour white water into the lower cups. The three cups are arranged in an erect equilateral triangle. All three cups overflow; the topmost into the two others, and these upon the lower part of the card. Symbols Mercury and Cancer above and below.
Binah of Water: The fulfillment of the Will-to-Love in abounding joy. Love brought to happy fruition. Fulfillment, pleasure, sensuality, abundance; gladness, hospitality, eating and drinking, pleasure, dancing, new clothes, merriment. The spiritual basis of fertility.
Mercury/Cancer: Abundance, plenty, success, passive success; keen perception, memory; good luck and fortune; love, kindness, liberality.
Binah/Saturn + Mercury: (This combination is not so revealing as for most of these symbols. Its usual meanings are quite different from the clear meaning of this card, mostly because we are here dealing with Supernal Saturn at her best. But Mercury-Saturn does contribute profound thought, common sense, and a clear state of mind. Amidst the sense of abundance, there remains a practical element.)
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There's a lot of excitement, gusto and enthusiasm with this arrangement. That Jovial-Jupiter energy was present but it felt much more serious. In the fire suit, there was a love of playing for the sake of playing. It showed in this arrangement as a more competitive, "going for the gold" kind of way, with an intense focus on performance and tweaking performance. Psychic senses were high and I felt like I was in constant motion, constantly moving forward. Emotions ran pretty high too but I had a great deal of control over them.
The abundance here isn't earthly, per se. It's a state. A way of being. It's the inner abundance of SELF