9ofcups Years ago, I read the 9 of Cups was related to the 9 of Hearts, which was considered the Wish Card in playing card fortune telling. So I’ve always thought of the 9 of Cups as the Wish Card. When it comes up, I get excited and act like I’ve just blown out the candles on a birthday cake and my wish is going to come true.

More recently, I read in the Pictorial Key to the Tarot that the Ace of Pentacles was the most fortuitous card in the whole deck. I generally don’t put much stock in Arthur E. Waite (mostly because I cannot understand what he is trying to say), but I grabbed a hold of this meaning and have used it ever since. The suit of Pentacles is my favorite, after all, and the Ace is filled with so much promise and opportunity. I was happy to associate such a great meaning with that card. Whenever it comes up, I, again, get all excited, and act like someone just gave me a gold lamp with a genie in it.

Do you have any quaint or unusual meanings for cards or card combinations that you use just because it pleases you to do so?

(the 9 of Cups from the Legacy of the Divine Tarot)

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Written by Barbara Moore
The tarot has been a part of Barbara Moore’s personal and professional lives for over a decade. In college, the tarot intrigued her with its marvelous blending of mythology, psychology, art, and history. Later, she served as the tarot specialist for Llewellyn Publications. Over the years, she has ...