Ah. Now welcome to the sun.
From around November 1-12 (dates vary), we are now in the 2nd decan of Scorpio, ruled by the sun.
I love all the subtle details of this card, as it is very nuanced. While other cards are pretty obvious in their delineations, this one really was a challenge to understand at first.
The symbolisms from the white roof (instead of the usual red), the guard with a spear doing his rounds in the background, to the double face of the little girl — what the hell is any of this supposed to mean?
Most card readers know this to be the nostalgia card. The soulmate card. The card of innocence. And especially with the astrological skies of the moment, it’s possible an ex will come back, and you will reminisce the good ol’ times without giving much thought of the bad.
But there’s so much to this, so let’s get into it.
The Sun in Scorpio
The lovely sun shining down its warm light unto deep Scorpio is fitting for a card of love. The honeymoon phase (or the return phase) is usually sweet, almost to the point of saccharine blindness.
“Love is blind, and lovers cannot see
the pretty follies
that themselves commit.”– Jessica, The Merchant of Venice (William Shakespeare)
I was 17 years old when my best friend had her first boyfriend. And in the midst of teenage hormones and “wise” decisions, I remember uttering this line to myself.
*Yes, I know that sounds utterly pretentious, trust me, I hear it. But Shakespeare was cool in the 90s. So.
In any case, whatever happens from here on in until the 12th of November, we must be wary of our emotions and double check if we are simply being nostalgic, delusional or having a true and sincere enlightenment moment.
The White Roof
If you have eyes, then you can see the red roofs on the houses and castles in the Rider Waite-Smith deck. Every roof is red. Except for one.
Red is a color of power, struggle, passion, goals, achievement, desire, hunger, blood, thirst…you get my point.
The white roof in the 6 of Cups suggests innocence. Purity. Or perhaps it was a synchronistic mistake Pamela Colman Smith made, and she forgot to fill in the red. Either way, it works. The symbol is clear, and this card is unlike the others.
The armed guard suggests protecting what we should hold safe in our hearts.
The double face of the little girl suggests two sides of every coin.
The “X” mark suggests the possibility of danger, a warning not to trespass.
The house suggests safety, security and belonging. A tower, a lookout.
The young boy is offering flowers to the girl, which suggests generosity, a blossoming of feelings — but flowers wilt. And therefore we are reminded that not everything lasts, and we should work on mending reality with sweet nothings.
Desire
The entire suit of cups is all about our desires. While this holds true for the Cancer (2-4 of cups) and Pisces (8-10 of cups) cards, it isn’t as hungry and adamant as that in Scorpio.
In 5, we sought and we lost.
In 6, we connect and we remember.
in 7, we choose and we awaken.
And if we focus our attention again on the 2nd decan of Scorpio using other mediums, then we will know that there is more to this than just a sweet scenery of children and flowers: Ibn Ezra depicts a naked woman entering the sea, while Three Books of Occult Philosophy describes two dogs fighting – seemingly to the death.
This decan illustrates what happens to us when we desire too much, hence, the danger in the air, and violence as an aftermath.
When we go to the 7 of Cups in a little over a week, we will then see the culmination of this hunger. But while we are still in the 6th, let’s be wary of the beckoning of our hearts, and be patient to see if we trust the source.
At this point I wonder if I’m just yapping shit out of my mouth.
Anyway! Good times.
brit
more on the decans:
- T. Susan Chang -> https://www.tsusanchang.com
- Austin Coppock’s “36 Faces”
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