People & relationships

Angel in the cup

Wings are what mark this figure out — a pale shape with light edges, a sign of protection in folk reading: the sense that you aren't alone in what you're carrying. It brings news that settles you, or a person who appears exactly when needed. Spread wings mean help from outside; folded ones, a strength already within you.

Position changes the tone: nearer the rim speaks of what is close, nearer the bottom of what is further off; a clearer shape speaks louder than a faint one.