Shadowscapes Tarot

TWO of CUPS

This is the melding of water and earth and air, the alchemy of elements. Golden as the goblets, the fish swim through the waters (or is it air that they glide through?). The dryads coil around each other, braided into an embrace as fluid as the air (or is it the sea?) that they are surrounded by. They are soulmates. They twist together to form one solid trunk, and yet they retain their individuality and their own colors.

Like the harmonious swirl of a yin-yang, they circle one another in a liquid push and pull that unifies. They share a cup. "Drink," one whispers, proffering the goblet.

"I accept," one responds, and takes it into her hands. They drink deeply, at once, and the shared sap flows down into their roots.

The other cup balances precariously on an outstretched branch. They do not seem to notice it, though the spirits and sylphs watch it carefully. For now it stands stable, but as the trees grow, as the branches stretch and uncoil and burst into bloom, will that cup still stand upright or will it tip and tumble to the ground, spilling its precious liquid?

The Two of Cups is about making a connection, a union, a partnership. It is the bringing together of opposites and the potential for bonding. It is a relationship. Like a living organism, relationships grow; the ones that are strong become pillars of stability and the weak connections are gradually forgotten and fall apart.