The Four of Cups is also known as the Lord of Blended Pleasure and is aligned with the Moon in Cancer. It represents emotional fullness, satiation and boredom.
The Moon is at home in Cancer, and so there is a feeling of comfort and emotional security that you seek to the exclusion of all else. And yet after a while, all that emotional stability becomes predictable and at some level you know you want to escape.
Fours are foundational numbers and bring an early completion to the energy of the Suit, in this case, emotional energy. When the foundations are laid, often there is a hiatus, or a feeling of completion and not knowing what to do next.
This then leads to a solidification and a sense that something needs to shift in order for progress to be made.
There is an ebb and flow of the emotions, so one moment there is an abundance of emotional satisfaction and the next there is a feeling of ennui and weariness as if this is not what you want at all, yet you don't know what you do want.
The only thing to do is to ride it out, focus on the things that are blessings in your life and wait for the energy to rise again. Examine where you feel emotionally stifled and decide to move your focus to appreciation rather than lack.
This card can be a reminder that love is a gift and should never be taken for granted, lest it disappear and leave us wanting what we already had and didn't recognise as such.
So pay attention to opportunities that may present themselves that, in your present mood, you may miss!
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