The Thoth- 6 of Cups -Pleasure, is one of the highest cup
cards in the Thoth Tarot deck and is about the perfect pleasure of
spiritual ecstasy that one feels when the soul, mind and body union is
complete. The approach to this deep inner sun is more subtle in the Legends Tarot.  The Legends Tarot-Six of Cups,
illustrates a the blue colors of the element
water. The moon-dog full moon and the silver moon cup, complete with moon stone centerpiece and crescent moons on either side of center. The moon, silver and moon stones, all represent the Goddess and her magical element of Pythagorean water. To let the reader know it is six of cups, there are six wolf or moon-dog symbols on this card. Again, one must read the booklet that accompanies this card, to have any idea of what it represents. According to the Anne Stokes, the author and artist, this card represents nostalgia, past memories, longing and childhood past. THOTH Tarot- 6 OF CUPS-PLEASURE.  From the Sepher Yetzirah ( 13 th century Qabalalistic text) and the Thirty Two Paths of Wisdom:In
Kether is the Radix of a Golden Glory and thence is there a pure,
primitive and sparkling, gleaming golden yellow which is reflected into
Tiphareth. This is the first reflected Triad complete. And the sphere of
its operation is that of Shemesh, the Solar Light, and bestoweth Life,
Light and Brilliancy in metallic matter, and it rideth the sphere of
action and of the Sun. And YHVH Eloah va-Daath is a God of Knowledge and Wisdom, ruling over the Light of the Universe; and its Archangel is Raphael, the Prince of Brightness, Beauty and Life. And the Name of the Order of Angels is Melechim, that is Kings or Angelic Kings, who are also called the Order of Virtues, Angels and Rulers.  THE THOTH- 6 OF CUPS-PLEASURE:Is representative of the Lord of Pleasure. Here the Sun is in Scorpio. The Angels of the Decan are Nelokhiel and Yeyayel. The influence of the Solar Logos-Tiphareth, in the Mental World known to Qabalist as Briah. Already
we know that Tiphareth in Atziluth (Beauty in Pure Spirit) means
Victory after effort, shown as the Thoth 6 of Wands. Now we see the Six of
Cups as Tiphareth in the Watery World of Briah, (Mental World) as the beginnings of Pleasure.  Noted
to be a sign of discrimination, magnetism and hidden qualities,
Scorpio, in the 6 of Cups, is like activated Water by Solar influx.
Here, Scorpio revels in the Sun, and is likened to a Fertile, warm,
fruitful Sea--a Spa of Life generating qualities. For example, having a Sun in
Scorpio, and a Scorpio Natal, and a Cancerian Moon, my inner self is
a
bright pleasure to my Watery World of deep and powerful emotion. Bacchus
revels in my halls of hearth
and heart I live this card, in a daily Glow of Bright Pleasure. Hence, I
have no need to seek it-----I am it! And pleasure is a state of
daily being and I can find no greater foundation than pleasure to build the temple of self
on.    Of
course, Scorpio may sting where the Will directs; However, when the
Will resides in Beauty-Tiphareth, Love is the Willful view of life and
the scorpion's sting is reserved for those who would demean life with
vial actions. What may not be known to some, is that Scorpio has three
symbols that represent this mystical sign. Not only the lowly, ground
bound scorpion, but also the Serpent, representing sexuality and the
free flying eagle, the sign's higher mind. So as the Sun activates the
Forces of Scorpio, gain or
pleasure commences and one "flies high". Implied, without assurance, is
that pleasure and gain
will build, as shown by the partially filled cups.Pleasure,
being the natural title of this card, may seem mundane in meaning.
That is not the case with this card as it does not represent the mundane
pleasures of the pain fleeing populace, but of the highest energy sense;
implying well-being, harmony of natural forces of Spirit, Mind and Body, without effort or strain
but with ease and satisfaction. Yet it also does emphatically represent
the
fulfillment of Sexual Will, as shown by the ruling Sephira, Tiphareth-Beauty, and
sign of Scorpio whose Planet is Sun, and of the element of Water. However, this sexual
action is also a personal communion of
fertile forces, through all the body chakras, that makes all life
possible. Hence, the three is doubled, 3 states of anima (Maid, Mother and Crone) and 3 states of animus (Son, Father and Grandfather). When
the 6 of Cups-Pleasure or the Six of Cups, is thrown during a reading,:
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Tarot Card Comparisons: The Thoth Tarot- 6 of Cups-Pleasure & The Legends Tarot- Six of Cups
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