Scorpio ll Reflections

Decanic Walk with the 6 of Cups

On the 2nd I started a personal decanic walk with the tarot minors, specifically the minors in Thoth. I thought I would share a recap of my last 10 days spent with the middle decan of Scorpio and the 6 of Cups.

I’ve honestly never been a huge fan of the 6 of Cups, I hate looking back towards the past… even looking at old pictures just make me feel meh. However, in the last 10 days I got more personal with this card and it showed up for me in so many ways.

“The present is transforming into the past, taking on value as it passes from awareness to memory” - T. Susan Chang

Each day I made it a point to learn something more about the 6 of Cups through either reading, watching or listening. Somedays I focused on the whole card, other days it was just the parts of it, the major arcana correspondences or simply the imagery. I dipped into my books: Book of Thoth, Mirror of the Soul, 36 Secrets and Liber Mundi. I spent some time with the Fortune’s Wheelhouse podcast listening to their own talk on the 6 of Cups, which was beyond fascinating and I can’t recommend their podcast enough, it’s been a favorite of mine for a long while now. Some days I took time to just simply reflect on the card and what was going on in my life. Wherever my mind wanted to go, I took it there.

On the 6 of Cups episode of the Fortune’s Wheelhouse Podcast, I think it was Mel (may have been Susan) that said the 6 of Cups has come up for her around physical death. Yesterday, we lost one of my favorite hens. Even though they’re “just chickens”, these sweet birds really leave an imprint on you.

“Enjoy now all which life gives you” - Gerd Ziegler

I started to form a mental quilt with all these pieces I picked over the last 10 days. The 6 of Cups for me is a good reminder to stop worrying about the future because it hasn’t been made yet, but rather focus more on the present in creating memories that will leave your imprint on the world and with people around you. The major arcana cards (the Sun and Death) remind me to seek joy whenever I can and put pleasure first because life’s too damn short.

Reflections over the last 10 days:

I found myself thinking about people I missed and those who continue to leave a big impact on me in both my life and in my praxis. I found myself trying to squeeze in any joy or pleasure into my day whenever I could. In fact, I’ve been intentionally putting my joy first.

I’ve also been placing more focus on my friendships with those who truly care and support me just as much as I care and support them. These relationships are becoming priceless to me and I’m now recognizing just how very important they are.

Another big theme for me lately has been an emphasis on creating boundaries in order to protect my joy. I’m starting to rethink how I leave my imprint on the world, with others and what I do.

As I mentioned earlier, we also lost our sweet hen Clementine during this decan. She left such a beautiful imprint on me and had the sweetest of personalities.