EARTH OF WATER

RWS Description: A figure, who wears a turban that froths like a wave and a tunic that has many blossoming lotuses, contemplates a fish rising from a cup.

RWS Symbols

Fish: Deep unconscious

Keywords

UPRIGHT: Emotional Maturity, Emotional Awareness, Refined Intuition, Emotional Fulfillment, Nurturing Relations

REVERSE: Emotional Immaturity, Repressed Feelings, Escapism, Naïveté, Overdependence

Interpretation: Earth of Water experiences emotional depth, grounding emotions in the physical realm through meaningful relationships. Earth of Water is about anchor one’s feelings in meaningful relationships that nourish and sustain.

Correspondences

Keys: The Channeler, The Regenerator, The Dreamer

Sephira (Malkuth) – Specific Earth: Earth of Fire, Earth of Air, Earth of Earth

Elemental Powers of Water: Fire of Water, Water of Water, Air of Water 

Numerical Elements: 1 of Water, 2 of Water, 3 of Water, 4 of Water, 5 of Water, 6 of Water, 7 of Water, 8 of Water, 9 of Water, 10 of Water

Card Details

Tree of Life (Malkuth in Briah): The Page of Cups corresponds to Malkuth in Briah. In the unconscious Mental World, Malkuth represents Specific Earth in the World of Water.

Sephira (Malkuth): All Specific Earth deals with sense perception in physical manifestation, and correspond to the tenth sephira, Malkuth or “Kingdom.” Malkuth is associated with the elementals. The elements, which intermingle to create the stability of matter, are not the physical fire, water, air, and earth we perceive, but the forces that drive them. Malkuth represents the final, fixed manifestation of forces, where all potential is fully determined in material form. 

World (Briah): All Cups correspond to the second of four worlds, the World of Briah (“The World of Creation”), which is also called the creative world. The element associated with the World of Briah is water.

The Story of Water: The element of water, traditionally symbolized by the suit of cups in the Tarot system, exhibits an inherent connection with the domains of relationships and desires. The essence of this element is inextricably linked to the exploration and expression of emotions encompassing comfort, safety, danger, desire, delusion, contentment, love, and a myriad of other permutations that constitute the nuanced spectrum of human affective experience. The narratives and stories aligned with the water element revolve around the thematic explorations of desire, fulfillment, betrayal, disappointment, enchantment, thereby encapsulating the perpetual ebb and flow that characterizes the depths of the emotional experience in all its complexities.

Time of Year: End of Winter

Color (Hex Code): #AD6F3A