THE SIX OF CUPS, LORD OF PLEASURE

   Your ally is holding a golden cup that contains a white lily. We are not sure if the little girl has given the flower to her friend or if he is about to hand it to her. Her friend seems to be savoring the sweetness of the flower. In this simple act of giving, the little girl, accepting and innocent, gazes in wonder at the flower and her friend. The influences of the Sun and Scorpio exist here, with the Sun present in both the decan and the Tree of Life correspondence. The Sun is associated with the sixth Emanation on the Tree of Life, the sphere of the Vision of Harmony and the Higher Self. The transformation associated with Scorpio, is, on the surface at least, simple: To enter the kingdom of heaven, you must become as a little child, open to love and friendship and to giving and receiving. Her friend is older and wears a strange hat, which might inspire fear in the little girl, but she trusts and accepts him. The significance of the act is that, despite appearances, the heart is open. The interchange is a simple act of trust and acceptance, which reveals a state of radical innocence that prevails despite all the harshness in the world (suggested by the soldier)--an open reciprocation between the “self” and everything that is “other.”

CORRESPONDING COLOR: Yellow.

Reversed: close-minded; unable to appreciate others or diversity; isolation