Author: Hālau ʻĀha Hūi Lanakila

Today, delight in your senses and emotions.  Taste the delicious food you eat, feel the comfort of your home, appreciate the amazing gifts of music and art that have been created for our pleasure, feel the amazing love that flows in and out of your heart.  What an amazing world!  What an amazing thing to be alive!  Choose to be happy today; it really is a choice.  The Nine of Cups is a card of satisfaction, wishes coming true, and feeling on top of the world.  When this card appears it is likely that you are feeling really good, or are going to be feeling good very soon.  If you have a wish, spend some time visualizing what you want to help you take steps towards making your dreams a reality.  This card could also represent feeling like you have it all.  Beware that you are not coming across as smug or a braggart to others.

Today is a day to nurture the seeds for what you want to have in the future.  This can literally mean working in your garden.  It can also mean beginning to learn a new skill or craft, starting to save money, arranging your living space in a new way, or doing something else that takes you closer to a future goal, particularly a goal related to security and abundance.  When this Ace appears reversed, examine your relationship with your physical world.  You may have trouble finding the financial flow you need for a new project.  It may be that you have the money you need, but you are fearful that investing it could lead to loss.  You may be so focused on the material world that you fail to see the value in the spiritual and emotional aspects of life.  You may be considering an unwise investment, either because it will lead to loss, or because it is an unethical or wasted used of your resources.  This card may appear when you are not spending much time “in” your body.  You may be spending a lot of time in the mental world or escaping your physical body by using substances.  You may be neglecting your physical body.  This card reminds you to nourish yourself with whole foods from the earth, rather than highly processed foods.  Your energy might feel ungrounded, causing sleep disturbances, anxiety or hyperactivity.  This card reminds you to spend time in your body every day, by exercising, eating whole foods, resting and connecting with nature and your loved ones.

Calm your mind today.  Shift your focus inwardly so that recovery and healing can take place.  Take time to let our thoughts settle and your ideas mature.  Taking time for mental restoration now will help you focus and stay motivated in the days to come.  When this card appears it’s time for a break.  Stress can take a toll on our bodies, minds and spirits.  Taking time out to recuperate can give us the strength and fortitude we need to carry on.  The Four of Swords may also be advising you to seek counsel, to go to an expert for advice.  You are also advised to keep some new idea to yourself for now.  Let the idea grow in your mind before sharing it with the world.

This is a card of Union — the coming together of two or more things to create something new.  The Two of Cups represents romantic attraction, a marriage, a supportive partnership, coming to a compromise, mutual support in a relationship friendship and bonding or a sense of equality between two people or two groups of people.  Whether this card indicates romance, business partners, friends, family members, or the uniting of physical and spiritual realms, when the Two of Cups appears, it always represents equality, balance and mutual give-and-take, particularly in regard to emotional support and understanding.