Emotional Storehouse

From the Victoria Regina Tarot, the Nine of Cups; from the Alchemist's Oracle, Beginnings:

          It is interesting that when people see the Nine of Pentacles, they recognize it as financial rewards due to hard work and self-discipline. Yet the Nine of Cups fits this same model - we all have an emotional storehouse that we are constantly filling. We might be making daily deposits of frustration and resentment, fear and anxiety, or intolerance and blame. On the other hand, we might be adding moments of joy, wonder, generosity and compassionate service to others. When the balance of one exceeds the other, we end up with a period of time either colored by deep discontentment or serene satisfaction. Beginnings of any kind will have a foundation built on our storehouse. Will that base be constructed on confidence and courage or doubt and distrust? The good news is that with attention and effort, we can intentionally change what type of deposits we making.

We can plant seeds of mindfulness, of kindness, of humility, of energy, of trust, of letting go—an array of beneficial possibilities. If we are not attentive to planting these kinds of seeds, however, we will unconsciously plant more seeds like the ones that have borne fruit from our past. 

~Ben Connelly