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Fig. 2.1.6 Three of Cups – a system, regulation of emotions, memories. Beijing Opera.181

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Fig. 2.1.7 Three of Cups – a system, regulation of emotions, memories. Opera. "The Phantom of the Opera".182

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Fig. 2.1.8 Three of Cups – a system of memories. A diary, an autobiography.183

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The defining feature of the Three of Cups – emotions are ordered according to some particular system.

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The cheapest, most effective and reliable laxative is an unexpected encounter in the forest, tet-a-tet, with an angry grizzly bear.

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"Fours", according to the Kabbalah, represent nature and all things natural, simple forms.

Cups are emotions, feelings, and memories.

Accordingly, the Four of Cups is a simple, basic, "natural" emotion, an involuntary memory.

For example, it may symbolize an involuntary smile, laughter, surprise, joy and other spontaneous emotions, feelings, and memories.

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Fig. 2.4.1 Four of Cups – a simple, basic, "natural" emotion. Surprise.184

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Fig. 2.4.2 Four of Cups – a simple, basic, "natural" emotion. Joy. Laughter.185

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Fig. 2.4.3 Four of Cups – a simple, basic, "natural" emotion. The simple joys of life.186

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Fig. 2.4.4 Four of Cups – a simple, basic, "natural" emotion. Laughter.187

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Fig. 2.4.5 Four of Cups – a simple, natural, emotion, an involuntary reaction. Laughter.188

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Fig. 2.4.6 Four of Cups – a simple, natural, emotion, an involuntary reaction. Joy.189

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Fig. 2.4.7 Four of Cups – a simple, natural, emotion, an involuntary reaction. A smile.190

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Fig. 2.4.8 Four of Cups – a simple, natural, emotion, an involuntary reaction. Rolling around in the snow.191

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The defining feature of the Four of Cups is its spontaneity, sincerity, naturalness, and lack of affectedness. The emotion arises on its own and doesn't pursue any goal.

Such simplicity and sincerity is a quality often found in children, sincere "open" people, and some animals, such as dogs.

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The girls got together for a bachelorette party. All night they told jokes, funny stories, shared their dreams with each other…

By morning, having died of shame, Lieutenant Rzhevsky fell out of the closet.

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"Fives", according to the Kabbalah, represent a door, a gate, a portal, a repository, a source.

Cups are emotions, feelings, and memories.

Thus, the Five of Cups is a source, a repository, a portal of emotions, feelings, memories.

For example, it may symbolize a sports fan, a singer, an actor (as the content keeper, the repository, of many plays).

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Fig. 2.5.1 Five of Cups – portal of emotions, feelings. Saxophone solo.192

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Fig. 2.5.2 Five of Cups – source of emotions, feelings. A wolf howl.193

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Fig. 2.5.3 Five of Cups – portal of emotions, feelings. The gaze of a dog.194

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Fig. 2.5.4 Five of Cups – portal of emotions, feelings. The stare of a cat.195

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Fig. 2.5.6 Five of Cups – portal of emotions, feelings. A silent question.196

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Fig. 2.5.7 Five of Cups – source of emotions, feelings. A supporter. A fan.197

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Fig. 2.5.8 Five of Cups – source, repository, portal of emotions, feelings. The rapture of joy.198

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The distinctive feature of the Five of Cups is that it's a source or a repository of feelings, emotions, and memories.

For example, an offended woman is a reversed Five of Cups. That is, a repository of negative memories, emotions, displaying them to the world.

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Two blondes are writing an ad on an Internet dating site.