Someone might not have your best interests at heart
September 4. Today, the card "Four of Cups" fell out for you
the card "Four of Cups"
The Four of Cups looks at you quietly and puts its finger across its lips. There is a quiet warning it has for you. Someone in your circle is about to offer you an opportunity. It might seem like a gift. In reality, it has way too many strings attached to be one. The card speaks of a person or a situation that seems appealing on the surface but ultimately serves their own agenda, not yours. The card wants you to look beyond the offer and see the hands that hold it.
The Four of Cups in love sees a partner or a potential lover who is more invested in what you provide than who you are. They genuinely love how you make them feel without really caring for your heart in turn. Sure, their affection might seem real at times, but it’s highly conditional and rooted in their own loneliness. Don’t mistake attention for intention, the card urges.
The Four of Cups in career speaks of a colleague or a client who appears supportive while constantly undermining you. Think along the lines of a mentor offering you advice to keep you small or a collaborator that claims credit for your work. The support you get from them is performative. Besides, whatever opportunity they offer is just a distraction from the better path you are ignoring.
As a feeling, the Four of Cups is that subtle yet persistent sense of dissatisfaction whenever you interact with this person. It is as if you get an emotional hangover after accepting their help or affection. You get that weird sensation that something is off that you might brush off as paranoia. It is not. It is your intuition recognizing an imbalance of energy.
