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I've had some issues come up with my family and the stress from that has resulted in a bit of a creative block, hence the lack of frequent posts, hardly any interaction on social media, and a lack of content for these little blurbs.
I am in a very reversed Knight of Cups situation where I'm stressed, sad, moody, uncreative, and a little lost. It's also a reversed knight time of year, because the knight of cups surrounds the mid-october to mid-november timeframe, so maybe I shouldn't be so surprised. Still, it would be nice to break out of this funk without having to travel to a dive bar in South Africa. Got any other tips for me, Reversed Knight? 
Upright, the Knight of Cups is confident in his drive and creativity, and is willing to jump into new and exciting adventures that might bring him more risk but could also lead to greater reward.
Reversed, this knight could be a heartbreaker, prone to one-night-stands, or is suffering from unrequited love. Alternatively, there could be a revoked job offer, a creative block, or some type of disturbing event that makes this knight sad and moody. Questions answered by reversed Knight of Cups: Who? A person who didn’t get the job What? A broken promise Where? On a hill When? Mid-October to Mid-November; A missed moment Why? “Do not pray for an easy life. Pray for the strength to endure a difficult one.” ~Bruce Lee Yes or No? No The reversed Knight of Cups as: …an action?
…a place in your house?
…a place in your city?
…a place in the world?
…something to eat?
…something to clean?
…where to find the missing item?
…a color? yellow, dark grey …a movie theme? Rejection; cheating
…a new career?
The reversed Knight of Cups Before any card: Bad news about (card) After any card: Cheating; rejection All of the Applied Divination books are free on Kindle Unlimited
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This week I'm at the 20Booksto50k Indie authors conference in Las Vegas. I'm learning a lot about independent publishing, building a brand, and writing across genres, and - truth be told - I'm overwhelmed and all but lost and confused about the entire thing. The more I learn the more I don't understand. But I'm making great connections and looking forward to selling some of my books at the book sale on Friday. If you're in the Las Vegas region, come seek me out. What I have NOT done is lose sight of my dreams just yet, which is the page of cups reversed. I'm trying not to channel this card, anyway, and I'm hopeful that I can keep my eyes on the prize and continue writing divination books for years to come, as well as other genres I love so much. In 2022 I'm hoping to have my Tea Leaf dictionary out, a third in the paranormal romance "second sight" series, and a few more odds and ends making some money every day. We'll see. For now, I'm channeling the old reversed page today and for dinner I had couscous. In Vegas it's not the greatest, I have to admit. I'm very sad about not having great food here. I'm very reversed page of cups about it!  Upright, the Page of Cups is creative and kind, possibly an artist or musician, who wants to be helpful but is a little shy about asking what you need from them. Reversed, this young person may take their passion to the extreme and be obsessed and envious. Alternatively, they may have had his or her heart broken or have lost sight of their dreams. Questions answered by reversed Page of Cups: Who? A vindictive person What? A sad event from the past Where? A schoolyard When? Autumn (Northern Hemisphere); Spring (Southern Hemisphere); in the past Why? “Love is only made more valuable by the risk of heartbreak.” ~Alessandra Torre Yes or No? No The Page of Cups reversed as: …an action?
…a place in your house?
…a place in your city?
…a place in the world?
…something to eat?
…something to clean?
…where to find your missing item?
…a color? Orange, green …a movie theme? Envy; broken hearts
A new career?
The reversed Page of Cups Before any card: A creative block due to (card) After any card: Bad news; abuse If you're in Las Vegas, come find me at table 32 at Bally's on Friday, November 12th.  It's National Novel Writing Month again, and once again I've signed myself up to write 50,000 words of a fresh fiction novel, without having the time nor the brainpower to do so. This year is particularly more difficult than years past, as I have a week-long conference to attend next week, a 5,000 word paper due for grad school the week after, multiple small projects on the go scattered throughout, and a puppy who is too young to understand the need to leave me alone. I just don't have time. But I'm going to do it anyway, because I do it every year and it's the one event that is purely for me and myself alone. I've never published a NaNo project, they just lie in different folders on various laptops I've owned over the years, but the writing of them has always brought me joy. This year is no different, I'm writing a young adult novel which is a genre I've never tried before and because I have no time for it later this month, I'm actually going to attempt to complete it in the next seven days, starting today. I'd better go do that. Like the ten of cups reversed, sometimes life becomes too dysfunctional to handle, and our cups are splayed everywhere with their contents out all over the place and we just have to suck it up and do what we set out to do. But the reversed ten also tells us to find gratitude in the little overwhelming things that make life life, and do those obscure selfish things that bring us joy.  The Ten of Cups upright is about obtaining the highest level of gratitude and emotional abundance. It is reunions, gatherings, marriage, and harmony.
Reversed, the Ten of Cups might be a dysfunctional family or broken home, or a lack of security in one’s marriage or housing. It sounds terrible initially, but even reversed there is a reminder to look around at all the things you can be grateful for. Questions answered by the reversed Ten of Cups: Who? The dysfunctional family member What? Disharmony Where? A social services department When? The middle of March; 10 months after a divorce or broken home Why? “Families are like fudge – mostly sweet with a few nuts.” ~Unknown Yes or No? No The Reversed Ten of Cups as: …an action?
…a place in your house?
…a place in your city?
…a place in the world?
…something to eat?
…something to clean?
…where to find the missing item?
…a color? Dysfunctional family
…a new career?
The Ten of Cups reversed Before any card: A lack of security caused by (card) After any card: Unhappy home; dysfunction I have a ton of work to get done in the next month, but I'm feeling a bit under the weather today. It's curse-related, not Covid-related, so no worries there. I just can't shake the cobwebs out of my head and get down to business. I actually napped for three straight hours, which is something I rarely do. I do nap almost every day, don't get me wrong. I love naps! But for twenty minutes - never three straight hours. I guess my body needed it. In just over a week I'll be flying to Las Vegas for the 20Booksto50K conference. I'm sharing a table with T.J. Deschamps, author of Eastside Hedge Witch and the Faerie Tales series. But I'm not at all ready for that trip. I don't have any of the supplies I'll need, nor do I have any clean, decent clothes to wear (after 19 months of no face-to-face real world work, my upscale work clothes don't fit anymore.) I am not ready to open my shop in Vegas. I'm the reversed nine of cups.  Upright, the Nine of Cups is riches, luxury, and the satisfaction you receive from enjoying your wealth. It is sometimes a bit of smugness as well, or it could represent a shopkeeper who is ready to open their store to the world. Reversed, the luxuries have been overturned or lost. It is misery, devastation, self-hatred and greed. Because cups are about emotions, it could also be a need to end a relationship, or a lack of joy. Questions answered by the reversed Nine of Cups: Who? An arrogant, disappointed person What? A lack of fulfillment Where? An uncomfortable place When? The 1st week of March; 9 months after a loss Why? “We must accept finite disappointment, but never lose infinite hope.” ~Martin Luther King Jr Yes or No? No The reversed Nine of Cups as: …an action?
…a place in your house?
…a place in your city?
…a place in the world?
…something to eat?
…something to clean?
…where to find your missing item?
…a color? Blue …a movie theme? Shattered dreams; unfulfillment
…a new career?
The reversed Nine of Cups Before any card: Disappointing and negative (card) After any card: Failure; unhappiness and If you're in the Vegas area and want a Tarot reading, come find me at Bally's on November 12th! I'll try and have my head and my shop together by then. It's downtime for me. Last week, I had two papers due for grad school, so I was hustling. Next week begins National Novel Writing Month, and I'm planning to write a 50k-word novel in just the first 7 days, so that's going to be a whirlwind. This week, I have zero things to do. It's a great time to chill out and plan to accomplish zilch. Nada. Nothing. That's a challenge for me, as I usually have a million balls in the air and am all go-go-go, but I'm going to do my best to just not. Like the reversed eight of cups, I plan to give up on everything and walk away. By the end of this week I'll be fully disillusioned with doing nothing, and ready for the next big thing.  The Eight of Cups upright might be someone going on a spirit quest, giving up on their current situation, or disillusioned with the present and ready to move on to the future.
Reversed, a few things could be happening. They might be afraid of commitment, they could be abandoning a person or situation without explanation, or they may lack emotional maturity or be partying too hard. Like its upright counterpart, this eight needs to be interpreted in the moment. Questions answered by reversed Eight of Cups: Who? A youth What? A cancelled event Where? Far away When? The end of February; When you’ve given up; When you walk away from your situation Why? “At times in life you have to leave people where they left you.” ~Angel Moreira Yes or No? Maybe The reversed Eight of Cups as: …an action?
…a place in your house?
…a place in your city?
…a place in the world?
…something to clean?
…where to find the missing item?
…something to eat?
…a color? orange …a movie theme? Avoidance or immaturity
…a new career?
The reversed Eight of Cups Before any card: Abandoning (card) After any card: Immaturity; stagnation I have a 5,000-word essay due to my grad school advisor in less than three days, and the essay barely exists in any legible shape or prose at this moment. I have to get down to business, finish my research, and type like a madwoman. Yet, I am at this moment spending my time writing this blog, talking to a friend about overseas travel, as well as surfing the web for astrology predictions for my sign - I'm an ever wishy-washy, procrastinating Libra and I need to know that it will be okay. It probably would be okay, if I'd just do the work already. I need to stay grounded in reality and do the work that needs to be done, and quit flitting about with my head in the clouds. In other words, I need to invoke the power of the reversed Seven of Cups.  Upright, the Seven of Cups could be high hopes, wishful thinking or, in a practical sense, it’s a set of options to choose from.
Reversed, it is a lack of decent choices, a need to stay practical and logical, or a reality check in a difficult situation. Questions answered by Seven of Cups reversed: Who? A sober person What? Clarity Where? Firmly on the ground; other side of the fence When? The middle of November; When you wake up; Seven hours from now Why? “Let us make our future now, and let us make our dreams tomorrow's reality.” ~Malala Yousafzai Yes or No? Yes The reversed Seven of Cups as: …an action?
…a place in your house?
…a place in your city?
…a place in the world?
…something to eat?
…something to clean?
…where are my keys?
…a color? red …a movie theme? Grounding oneself in reality
…a new career?
Seven of Cups reversed Before any card: Stay grounded about (card) After any card: reality, facts For more on the reversed Seven of Cups, check out Applied Tarot reversed: I'm trying to get my youngest child through his college applications. I don't remember it being so challenging for the other two to complete theirs, but maybe I'm misremembering. I do recall a couple of panic attacks my daughter had that perhaps her essays weren't that good, or that she'd forgotten some extracurricular activities, but otherwise it required no effort on my part to make sure she'd gotten them done. Likewise, my older son didn't need any nagging (or what I like to call 'persistent reminding'.) He had an advisor to help him out, since he was applying for a specialized music program, and he knew the importance of deadlines for auditions and whatnot. But my youngest. Oh, the youngest. I don't know what's up with him. I even hired a college application assistant to be his program manager on the subject, but he is still unable to get through the most simple of tasks, such as inputting a class name, or adding a suggested comma to his essay. Some of his apps are due November 1st, and it feels like he's years behind. His college application assistant actually called me on the phone and said that of all of his clients who are behind, my son is the most behind. I like to call that winning the losing game. It all counts. Such is the nature of the six of cups reversed, though. While it's often about a child leaving the nest, it can also represent one being unable to leave the nest, like one thing is missing before a child can launch himself into adulthood. For my son, that one thing is getting a college application in so that hopefully he has a place to move to next year. For others, it just might be a missing spark of ambition or something. What's your six of cups reversed?  Upright, the Six of Cups is about childhood, nostalgia, homesickness, and those old dreams that may no longer be realistic.
Reversed, the card indicates a maturity or growing up. It could represent someone moving out of the family home or letting go of a difficult past. In a negative sense, it might also represent being bored or lacking that youthful spark of creativity. Questions answered by the reversed Six of Cups: Who? A new adult; a child moving out of the house What? Broken toys; memories Where? In a new location; away from home When? The first week of November; In the recent past; When a child moves out Why? “A ship does not sail with yesterday’s wind.” ~Louis L’Amour Yes or No? Yes The reversed Six of Cups as: …an action?
…a place in your house?
…a place in your city?
…a place in the world?
…something to eat?
…something to clean?
…where to find your missing item?
…a color? blue, green …a movie theme? Maturing, empty nesting
…a new career?
The reversed Six of Cups Before any card: Letting go of (card) After any card: maturity, leaving the nest For more on the reversed Six of Cups, read Applied Tarot Reversed
I had to drive into Seattle today. It's twenty minutes from my home, so a regular-enough trip, but until I found myself merging onto the 520 did I realize that I haven't driven in downtown Seattle in nearly 20 months.
I've been there during the pandemic, a handful of times, but someone else was always driving. I haven't driven myself in downtown Seattle since before the entire globe was struck with an illness that closed down society. It was surreal, and tricky. The lanes are skinny, and there is no parking. The buildings tower over you and cut off your GPS signal. Traffic is just as bad as it ever was, the whole world seems to have returned to normal already. I guess I was the last holdout. It is this, this returning to society after a long absence, that is represented in the reversed five of cups. I don't plan on going back to Seattle anytime soon. Driving in that hellhole for one morning was enough for another 20 months. Now that I'm back home, I'm going to channel the reversed five, clean the desk right in front of me, and watch some Thor. I'll imagine him clearing the traffic with one throw of Mjolnir - that'll help me get over the agony of Seattle driving. 
The Five of Cups upright is regret or grief about something that happened in the past, and it’s an indication that we should try to look forward and find the positives.
The Reversed five is this looking forward. It is moving on from defeat, letting go of sorrow and regrets, and doing our best to rejoin society after a setback. Questions answered by the reversed Five of Cups: Who? Someone moving forward What? Letting go Where? Ahead of you When? The last week of October; 5 days or weeks from now; When you let go Why? “You can spend minutes, hours, days, weeks, or even months over-analyzing a situation; trying to put the pieces together, justifying what could’ve, would’ve happened… or you can just leave the pieces on the floor and move on.” ~Tupac Shakur Yes or No? Maybe The reversed Five of Cups as: …an action?
…a place in your house?
…a place in your city?
…a place in the world?
…something to eat?
…something to clean?
…where to find the missing item?
…a color? White, brown …a movie theme? Letting go; forgiveness
…a new career?
The Five of Cups reversed Before any card: Letting go of (card) After any card: forgiveness; acceptance; better days ahead Read more about the reversed Five of Cups in Applied Tarot Reversed.
I have two big projects due for school in two weeks. These are 3,000 to 5,000 word papers - research-based and literary. They're wildly different from each other and I need to get started.
I know I need to get started. I have a variety of mental illnesses that inhibit my ability to function as an adult. I don't know where they came from. Genetics, most likely. Maybe that time I skied into a tree and was knocked out for a moment. Maybe something horrific from my childhood that I've blocked out. Who knows. I'm working with a therapist and I'm on a variety of supplements that haven't started working yet. I'm on it, it's just taking a while. This is the reversed four of cups energy. You're raring to go, you're just unable to get started or you don't know where to begin. Your own psychoses might be holding you back. You may be worried about the outcome. You're probably feeling dopey, wandering around like you just woke up and need more coffee. It's time to get going. It's the reversed four of cups. 
Upright, the Four of Cups is boredom, fatigue and apathy.
Reversed, one is ready to seize opportunities but may be unsure of where to start. It is about letting go of regrets and finding gratitude for the little things. If you pull the reversed four of cups, be ready to wake up. Questions answered by the reversed Four of Cups: Who? Someone looking to find themselves again What? A spirit quest Where? On a mountain When? The middle of July; When one is ready for a change Why? “You will recognize your own path when you come upon it, because you will suddenly have all the energy and imagination you will ever need.” ~Jerry Gillies Yes or No? Maybe The Four of Cups reversed as: …an action?
…a place in your house?
…a place in your city?
…a place in the world?
…something to eat?
…something to clean?
…where to find your missing item?
…a color? Red …a movie theme? Finding yourself; awakening
…a new career?
The reversed Four of Cups Before any card: Seize an opportunity about (card) After any card: Enthusiasm; focus More on the reversed Four of Cups in Applied Divination Reversed Today's card is all about affairs, gossip, and the downsides of relationships, but I don't have any of these problems right now. I had a birthday yesterday and my friends and coworkers took me out for lunch, sent me well-wishes, laughed, played, and cheered. It was a great day. It was the upright three rather than reversed. However, later today I have an appointment to get a booster shot, and I suspect it will make me tired, miserable, and anti-social for about 24-hours. That seems to be the pattern with these vaccinations, and is very reversed three of cups energy. I'm writing this blog post now rather than after the shot, because who knows if I'll be up for it, or if I'll just want to sleep and grumble at people all afternoon.  Upright, the three of cups is about platonic love, community, and friendship.
Reversed, the friendships have gone sour. There may be peer pressure, gossip, or cancelled events. Alternatively, a partner might be having an affair, as in “three’s a crowd,” or a couple may have suffered a pregnancy loss. Questions answered by the reversed Three of Cups: Who? A mistress or affair partner; a gossip What? A cancelled celebration Where? An empty wedding venue; an overturned boat When? The first week in July; Too soon Why? “An insincere friend is more to be feared than a wild beast; a wild beast may wound your body, but an evil friend will wound your mind.” ~Unknown Yes or No? Maybe The reversed Three of Cups as: …an action?
…a place in your house?
…a place in your city?
…a place in the world?
…something to eat?
…a color? blue, gray, red …a movie theme? Infidelity; gossip
…a new career?
…something to clean?
…where to find your missing item?
The reversed Three of Cups Before any card: Plans cancelled because of (card) After any card: Gossip; an affair |
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