King of Cups Spell
Standing on sand in the middle of water
I stay calm and still even if the waves bother.
Some days I'm carrying the weight
of my mother and father,
but I keep present with you, sons and daughter.
Flashing my feathers
and my dashing leathers,
I dance and I prance
but maintain a balanced stance.
I can do this routine with my eyes closed
while holding your and my feelings, juxtaposed.
Arms spread wide for you to feel safe
but not wrapped around you in case you want space.
Let's celebrate together; this moment we can't waste!
I've been the star of my own show before
so I know the crowd's fickleness to be sure;
the approval and disapproval is hard to endure,
but the validation of your experience, I will not ignore.
The applause from within yourself is always worth more.
Sometimes my quill might get a little ruffled,
and although I'll have a hard time being muffled,
my state of being is patient and caring
and I'll return to that even if triggered by your daring.
I handle the hot temperatures and the storms
and the behaviors of yours that are outside of norms
because I know the wind will always keep blowing
and a strong tree next to you is what should be growing.
I might get a little anxious or turn myself inside,
but it won't be for long and then peace will reside.
I love being around others but prefer them kind
and hope that those in my life have a like mind.
I'm in charge of this stage and all it reveals;
and I keep the mood steady but allow all the feels
because plunges make me deeply clean
and shallow waters are best for just a quick preen.
Passions are welcome but not the obscene.
Let's put on a show, not just make a scene.
My knowledge of all realms is perceptive and keen.
I can see everything, all 360 degrees.
I keep my hat on for sight and style supreme.
I've got wisdom for miles
and endless smiles.
Can you see?
Come with me, let's dance a little dream.
Let's make reality our fantasy
and fantasy our reality.
A really true family!
Cheers to you and me!
Salud!
Here's to me and you.
Flashing my feathers
and my dashing leathers,
I dance and I prance
but maintain a balanced stance.
LIGHT: BALANCED, EMOTIONAL MASTER, SPIRITUAL, EMPATHIC
DARK: UNSCRUPULOUS, REPRESSED EMOTIONS, MOODY, FROSTY, SELF-ABSORBED
The King of Cups ends our Cups’ path. It’s been filled with many abundances and some great losses. This king is known to be very balanced with his emotions even though his feelings run very deep. He can even be a bit of an empath, taking on the feelings of those to whom he feels most attached. He’s linked to the spiritual realm and can be quite insightful instead of logical. That doesn’t mean he isn’t clear-headed, though. He has quite a bit of femininity and is in tune with that side of himself, but that doesn’t mean he’s weak or any less of a man that the other kings. If you see him in a reading be prepared to keep your emotions mastered, even if you’ve got a lot going on inside you. Don’t get too caught up inside your own waves or they might topple over and crash upon those who surround you.
Astrological Affiliation(s): Cancer, Scorpio, Aquarius
Flamingos are known to be flamboyant, so much so that the collective noun for a group of them is a flamboyance. You’re a flamingo flamenco dancer with eight glasses of sangria balanced upon your outstretched arms. On the island behind you is an abundance of overflowing sangria pitchers and flower cups with love pouring out from them. You are super loving, kind, and honest about your feelings. You can master the moves of your emotions, swaying and dancing around with them, accepting their partnership in your life. You and your feelings make the best dance team, working step by step with each other, supporting and flowing together. Your intuition dangles from your gorgeous hat and allows you to see things imperceptible to others. Even though the world around you can seem harsh with its stark whites and pitch blacks you manage to keep your evenness and serenity. Sometimes you get a little flustered if you are prone to holding your emotions inside; this can cause you to be moody or even cold and frosty. Alternatively, you can go too deeply inward and become all about yourself and sink into a depression of self-absorption. On your darkest nights you could even become unscrupulous, without honesty about yourself and/or failing to see others’ truths. That can cause deep sadness and sorrow within yourself. Despite your mirror self and all the shades within you, you present as calm, happy, and a soft place to land when others are having their troubles. People know they can count on you to handle their scariest parts without you becoming scary or scared yourself. Bravo!
Eight’s Insight:
Dysfunctional Family Role(s): The Enabler, The Distant Parent, The Dismissive Parent, The Explosive Parent, The Narcissist
You are an amazing, balanced father and person when existing in an environment that promotes thriving together. When it’s not a place that brings out your best, you tend towards the extremes of your personality. You could be The Enabler, making excuses for your kids and not allowing them to understand the natural consequences of their own actions. When you try to protect a child from hurt, it actually damages them because they can’t live a full life solely being happy. Everyone deserves to feel all of their feelings, even if they’re the tough ones. If you’re the one hiding behind your feathers, you might be The Distant Parent, emotionally unavailable and always alone or sinking into all of your hobbies and art. Your kids, family, and friends need you and that can be so much to take on at times. When triggered, you love being part of the group but only if people are well-behaved. That’s just not possible all the time. The Dismissive Parent won’t acknowledge or validate a child’s feelings, especially if it makes the parent also feel terrible. Because you’re an empath or have some empathic traits, others’ severe sensations can truly bother you. If you aren’t accepting that others have the right to express their feelings around you, then you could also be The Explosive Parent, who’s unfelt feelings are all pent-up… then boom… all over the place when you can’t handle them. It’s unfair to do that to others. Scream into a pillow or in the water and get those terrors out of you so that you don’t hurt others with your shrapnel. Finally, if part of a really dysfunctional family, you can be The Narcissistic Father, only caring about yourself and not about your children or family at all except how they make others see you. You’re so consumed with your beauty and vanity that you can’t possibly pay attention to the beauties in your family. Stop staring at yourself in every single reflective surface and get back to giving love instead of just taking it from everyone like it’s nothing.