Two of Cups

Damn, I missed my leap year post. I was really excited about doing it, too, but now it's after midnight and it'll look like there wasn't a February 29th at all. Let it be written that it's still February 29th for me, since I haven't yet gone to sleep. I just had a busy day, is all. Now, to business.

The Two of Cups is an easy enough card to understand. It's the minor arcana equivalent to the lovers, and it looks like it. Two people, a man and a woman, gaze at each other over two chalices, apparently lost to anything else but each other. Aw, so romantic. It's a card that people in relationships want to see, for it means connection and attraction, but there's another side to the card that doesn't have much to do with lovers. It's also the card of truces. If you've been having a long disagreement with someone, this card is a sign that it's time to throw in the towel and shake hands. Heal that severed relationship, bring things together, solve problems, etc. I like it. Essentially, it's the card of the deepening connection, the union between people.

I know exactly what the Two of Cups means for me today. I went on a "date," as it were, with my boyfriend. Yes, sometimes I call him that, even if it makes me sound fifteen. It was nice. We went to the Aquarium, looked at fish, touched rays, and were surprised by tigers. We even went out to dinner. He took care of me when I suddenly came down with being sick, too. I feel like we renewed something, a little. That's the thing, isn't it? You can't take love for granted. It has to be made again, every day. I've been missing that.

Look at me blather on.

But I can't forget about the downside to the card. Sometimes, it means that you've shut yourself off to the world in the name of love. And given time, that can end up driving you apart. So be careful and consider well what this card means when it comes up. It's unhealthy to shut out the world. Even if you're doing it with someone you love.