Witchcraft of the divine masculine

The Cup of the Ancestors

The Cup of the Ancestors

Not all vessels serve the same purpose each time they appear. Some are shaped by the current flowing through them: love, offering, memory, grief. The Cup seen across the Sabbath decks is one such vessel. It appears in the Lenormand and in La Baraja del Brujo, its surface unchanged, its meaning deepened each time it is revealed.

The Bouquet (The Lenormand)

The first glimpse of the Cup is one of shadowed offering. It rests upon a table within the portrait of Madame Lenormand, whose gaze fixes the space beyond the living. Around the Cup stands a bouquet of baneful flowers. These are not blooms of joy. They are funereal, toxic, their beauty masking danger and their offering meant for the realm of the dead.

Upon the table, Madame’s death date is etched, anchoring the scene in memorial space. The Cup itself faces outward, displaying one side of its ornate body, crowned with gold. Water is not visible, yet it is known to be present, placed as an offering to the spirits.

Here, the Cup is passive, an object of devotion and remembrance. It speaks to the act of setting forth a gift to those who came before, to spirits whose presence lingers in the space between the living and the gone.

As de Copas (La Baraja del Brujo)

The next time we see the Cup, it has turned. The reverse side now faces us, its body fully revealed. What was a silent vessel in the background is now an active force. It is filled with water, crowned with a golden cross rising from the waters, marking it as a Cup of the Ancestors and a conduit between the worlds. Around it float heart-shaped drops of blue, the language of memory, spirit, and offering in motion and of love. The hand below offers or receives the Cup, completing the act of communion.

In Spanish cartomancy, the As de Copas is the fountainhead of the emotional and spiritual realm. It signifies new love, emotional abundance, blessings of the heart and home, and connection to family and ancestors. In many Latin American traditions, the Ace of Cups is seen as the House, the Heart, and the Bloodline. It carries both emotional renewal and spiritual inheritance. The Cup of the Ancestors draws this deeper layer to the surface, honoring it openly.

In the Tarot, the Ace of Cups speaks of love, spiritual awakening, and divine blessing. It is the sacred vessel, the Grail through which grace flows. It marks the heart’s opening, emotional renewal, and the flow of spirit between worlds. It too is a Cup of remembrance

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