We have a goddess on our card of the day from BOOK OF SHADOWS TAROT VOL 1.
SARASVATI is the Hindu goddess of the arts: music, writing, painting, sculpture performing arts such as dance, drama and so on. She is called the Goddess of the Word and the Goddess of Learning and is identified with culture, language, speech, communication, creativity, intellect, and inspiration. As Six of Water, she is depicted here surrounded by six undines, water elementals that serve in this deck as pips. The Water suit in Book of Shadows Vol 1 is the goddess suit, each card featuring a goddess, an aspect of divine feminine.
Sarasvati is in a traditional pose here, sitting on a lotus and accompanied by a swan and peacock. She is usually depicted as having four arms, the front arms denoting mind and intellect. With them she plays the sitar. The rear arms denoting spirituality. In her right rear hand she holds a mala, for she is a goddess of mantra chanting. In her left rear hand she holds a book, as the goddess of the written word. The swan is said in some traditions to represent the power of discrimination, for it is able to tell pure milk from milk diluted with water. The peacock is said to represent fear, indecision or fickleness (http://www.koausa.org/Gods/God10.html). Obviously, Sarasvati can help you develop discrimination, over indecision, through learning, communication, the power of the voice, and expression of wisdom through the arts.
I see no connection whatever between this 6 of Water card and the traditional 6 of Cups. In a reading, therefore, I would emphasize the energies of Sarasvati and consider how they need to be applied in the given situation.
I'll take this draw as a sign to chant to Sarasvati today. Her chant is Om Eim Sarasvatiyei namaha.
