Three of Cups

Well, I started my volunteer job today. I'm having my first real shift on Friday night. The training was really fun. The woman who was showing me and the other girl the ropes was a transplant from New York, about fifty odd years old, had wildly magnified eyes that looked in opposite directions and had to hold things very close to her face in order to read. She also told us about her son, who cooks for her every night . He's a trapeze artist who designs and makes clothing. I didn't know that through my attempt to connect to community, I'd meet a character out of a novel.

The Three of Cups is all about community, exuberance, and friendship, a wonderfully positive card to draw on a day that I finally start participating in the world outside my apartment. It features three woman enjoying goblets of wine and talking together. They're laughing and enjoying themselves on the Rider-Waite deck, but on the Aquarian deck, they look weirdly somber. When I first drew this card, I thought it meant something along the lines of peace due to the women's serious expressions and stiff postures.

I readings, this card can signify a new friendship or simply indicate the wonderful feelings engendered by camaraderie and community. It's a social card. These women are connected, and through that connection comes a good life. When you see this card, what you want to do is examine your own attachments to social groups and see what needs fixing, or see what they mean to you emotionally. Reach out and give or receive help. You just may feel like singing and dancing again.