The Four of Cups is all about the importance of opening your eyes and seeing the opportunities that are before you. When your judgement is clouded by insecurity and self-doubt and when you're spending more time looking inside yourself than at the outside world, it can be easy to miss a trick and live to regret it. There's a sense of oblivion in this card - the suggestion that the subject is off in their own world and totally out of touch with the changing shape of their present circumstances. But the card also holds another important message. It reminds us not to spend too much time trying to help people who won't help themselves. And, likewise, it's important to be able to see when we ourselves are turning to the wrong people for attention and support. Has the cup we've been drinking from all this time finally run dry? Are there new contacts entering our lives who could be trusted to hear our secrets and provide fresh insight?The past is a powerful place. It shaped us and gave us memories to smile over and scars to conceal. It's easy to end up lost in the maze of what went before, taking our eyes momentarily off of the prize which is the bright future we want to shape for ourselves. The Four of Cups urges us to look beyond the dizzy haze of nostalgia and the dark cloud of bitterness, and instead try to see things with a fresh pair of eyes. There's plenty to be thankful for and a great need to be proactive and go-getting. Try new avenues and let strange adventures unfold, no matter what your preconceived notions are. Everyone loves a trier.
