At the Core

From the PetraK Tarot, the Two of Cups; from the Astrodice, Mars-Taurus-8th House:

Core values are principles or beliefs that you hold most dear and that are of central importance in your life. When everything around you is changing, when the world is difficult to understand, and when you are riding up and down the emotion roller-coaster, your core values will always be there for you.

~Daniel Riley

          The cups in Petra's painting are connected, yet each has enough space left over for filling with its own selection. The best partnership, in my opinion, is that which shares a meaningful part of life but allows each individual to develop and learn on their own. Such a pair will have different experiences and thus different perspectives, giving rise to the saying, "Two heads are better than one." The Mars-Taurus combination is a pair of opposites - the fearlessness and impulsiveness of Mars bumps into the practical conservative nature of Taurus. Yet the 8th House (philosophy and meaning of life) offers a table where both can comfortably sit. Any partnership, no matter how differently each person may think or do things, can stay connected if they share similar core values.