Nine of Cups Reversed

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?

• Take a break
• Show empathy for others
• Cheer up
• Close your shop

…a place in your house?

• A disappointing space

 
…a place in your city?

• A warehouse store
• A radio station

• A hospital or elder care center

…a place in the world?

• Loch Ness, Scotland
• Paris, France
• Casablanca, Morocco
• Las Vegas, Nevada

…something to eat?

• Boxed Mac & Cheese
• Club sandwiches
• Jell-o shots
• Pop tarts

…something to clean?

• The toilet
• The oven and fridge

 
…where to find your missing item?

• Near the trash

 
…a color? Blue
 
…a movie theme? Shattered dreams; unfulfillment

• American Beauty
• A Beautiful Mind
• Once Upon a Time in Hollywood

 
…a new career?

• Personal shopper
• IT
• Antique shopkeeper
• Two or more minimum wage jobs
• Part time work

The reversed Nine of Cups
Before any card: Disappointing and negative (card)
After any card: Failure; unhappiness

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​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.