Drink from the Cup

Some weeks are more of an emotional journey than others.

We are in the midst of Pisces season, and in honor of my fabulous fishy friends, I want to talk about the Cups suit and our feelings.

The Cups Suit is about water. This element relates directly to the heart as a center of emotions and spirituality.

Water flows with gravity and finds it’s way to the ground. It’s incredibly powerful in this insistent path and cuts through rock to create canyons over time.

Our own hearts are the same element. Big feelings can be contained temporarily, but they will carve through to freedom, often becoming a churning eddy that bursts forth when time and circumstance set them loose.

In my experience, this can end up happening at inopportune times. I am so grateful for the stranger on the NYC bus who held my hand while I openly wept about my cat. And all the others who were in the right place at the right time to nurture my tears unexpectedly.

I hope we can normalize public crying for all of us, but I also want to self-care better so I don’t get embarrassed in a business meeting.

That’s why it’s so essential to tend to your watery heart and let it’s feelings flow forth. The only way over is through.

Today, I offer you a short practice to give yourself space to feel.

Sit or lay down, bring your knees to your chest, and place one hand on your heart.

Breathe and feel your heart center for a minute or five.

When you feel ready, ask your heart, “What sadness has been dismissed lately that I can welcome today?”

See if anything arises, and then go through with the same question, changing the word sadness to joy, shame, loneliness, anger, etc.

You can also ask what ‘feelings’ have been dismissed, but I find naming different ones calls them forth more easily.

If any arise, get super present with letting them express. Observe how they rise and fall and morph, bubbling through phases.

If expression feels stuck , consider putting on a song that seems to capture the feelings and dance them out. Get weird with your dance, let it come from the body and not the brain. 

When you feel complete, give yourself gratitude for nurturing your heart. Then go for a walk or some natural movement to shake out and reset.

Give yourself a little celebratory reward for the important work you did, no matter what surfaced or didn’t.

I welcome tears and big feelings when you come in for a personal tarot reading with me. Know that it’s a safe space to express. 

Intuition Coaching is about learning to tune in more clearly to your feeling body, and listen to it’s hints and wisdoms that can emerge from emotions. Sign up to start your journey with me today.

Better attune to all the suits that are already within yourself when you sign up for a Tarot Reading Lesson with me.

Hope you get to feel your feelings this weekend.

Love Your Big Heart,

Jenna Lynne Roberts

Present Path Tarot