☰ Cards, readings & spreads
The suit of Cups: tarot meaning and all 14 cards
The suit of water — emotion, relationship and intuition. Fourteen cards from Ace through King, each with its upright and reversed meaning, love and career reading, and a straight yes or no verdict.
14cards
10read as yes
4read as no
Waterelement
A♥︎
Ace of Cups
new feeling · openness · overflow
II♥︎
Two of Cups
mutual attraction · partnership · equal exchange
III♥︎
Three of Cups
friendship · celebration · community
IV♥︎
Four of Cups
apathy · missed offer · withdrawal
V♥︎
Five of Cups
grief · loss · what remains
VI♥︎
Six of Cups
nostalgia · innocence · the past returning
VII♥︎
Seven of Cups
too many options · fantasy · unclear choice
VIII♥︎
Eight of Cups
walking away · search for meaning · deliberate exit
IX♥︎
Nine of Cups
satisfaction · wish granted · contentment
X♥︎
Ten of Cups
harmony · family · lasting happiness
P♥︎
Page of Cups
tenderness · creative spark · a message of feeling
N♥︎
Knight of Cups
romance · the offer · idealism
Q♥︎
Queen of Cups
empathy · intuition · emotional depth
K♥︎
King of Cups
emotional control · counsel · steadiness
Reading cups in a spread
Cups govern emotion, relationship and intuition. When several appear together, the reading is telling you that this is where the situation actually lives — regardless of the question asked.
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