The Loving Cup
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The Loving Cup uses nine runes, and is particularly useful for questions concerning matters of the heart. Traditionally made of clay, the cup is a universal symbol of water, especially the waters of the sea womb, which gave birth to the Earth and all that lives on it. As a vessel symbolic of the womb and well of knowledge, as well as of the magical cauldron of the Great Goddess, the cup embodies the essence of the mother. It depicts the source of life and the well of inspiration from whose watery depths all things spring. Once consecrated through dedication, the cup becomes a loving cup, representing the sacred union of the Goddess and God. Think of a question regarding love. Use this layout only when asking a question in regard to your beloved-not just someone you are infatuated with, but someone for whom you feel "deep love." Mix the runes as usual while pondering the question. Pull nine runes, placing them, faceup, in position as if you were constructing a loving cup. Put the first rune at the base of the cup, the second rune above the first, the third above the second, and so forth, according to the layout above. The top two runes are read in combination, both representing the future outcome. If one of the top runes is positive and the other negative (Othala, for example, and Thurisaz), they cancel each other out. Rune #1: The first (bottom) rune represnts your current position. Rune #2: The second rune signifies your beloved's present position. Rune #3: The third rune denotes the nature of the issue at hand. Rune #4: The fourth rune shows your desire in relation to the question. Rune #5: The fifth rune reveals your beloved's desire. Rune #6: The sixth rune shows the possible obstacles and challenges that can arise for you. Rune #7: The seventh rune stands for the possible obstacles and challenges that your beloved may encounter. Rune #8 and #9: The two topmost runes represent the future outcome. Read them in combination with each other.
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