Cups Tarot Meanings

Ace of cups:

  • Upright: a card of success- new romance, new relationship, marriage proposal, deeper intimacy, creativity, healing and work place positivity, Happy Financial news.

  • Reversed: Separation, insecurity in love, vulnerability. sadness. Disappointing news. unmotivated or bored. Ego is interfering with path to success.

Two of cups:

This is a soul mate card....

  • Upright: Romantic love, partnership, Harmony in a relationship, commitment,  true love, teamwork. Balanced finances and positive work relationships.

  • Reversed: Difficulties in your relationship, disagreement, break up, divorce, out of harmony with  a loved one, contradicting beliefs. Can be a warning to not loose your soulmate.

Three of cups:

  • Upright: This is a card of friendship, team work , support , blessed love.

  • Reversed:  "Three is a crowd"  or someone interfering. Self-centred, conflict within the group, your miracle hit the roadblocks, imbalance in friendship groups or a relationship.

Four of  Cups:

  • Upright: Is a card that is a reminder you have support and to not dwell in a negative place...   Change, adventure, opportunity, a reminder to do something positive, help will come from an unexpected place.

  • Reversed:Self-pity, fall, sorrow, self-inflicted isolation

Five of cups:

  • Upright:  The card overall clings to some hope as two cups still stand but overall feels disappointment.

Dissatisfaction, sadness with a glimmer of hope, moody, psycho-emotional , wanting things you cannot have, loosing control of emotions. Guidance.. let the water wash away your sadness as there is hope.

 

  • Reversed: feeling without hope or a way out-  Loss, grief, regret, mild depression, sadness.

 

There is always hope... it just needs to be found.

Six of Cups:

  • Upright: Nostalgia,  happy memories, old friends, childhood, family reunion, believe in miracles again. Letting your imagination grow. 

  • Reversed:  Negative or traumatic memories, feeling sadness over ending a relationship, loss in the  joy of miracles.

Seven of cups:

  • Upright: A card of selection and many great options, choose one of the cups and their lessons for yourself, opportunities. Positive fulfilment but can be commitment issues occasionally.

  • Reversed: Personal values, overwhelmed by choices, hesitancy, Others forcing choses on you.

Eight of cups:

  • Upright:  Moving forward in your life, abandonment, withdrawal, escapism. leaving the past behind, walking a way, setting healthy boundaries.

  • Reversed: Trying one more time, indecision, aimless drifting, giving up on success, the risk of making the wrong decision.

Nine of Cups:

  • Upright : Hospitality, community, gatherings, festivals, fun, fulfilment of wishes, celebration with family, groups and friends,

  • Reversed: Conceit, false pride, you are not as famous as you think, unfriendly.

Ten of Cups:

  • Upright: Divine love, blissful relationships, fulfilment, joy, euphoria, happy family; family life is guaranteed, comfortable, harmony, alignment, magical community.

 

  • Reversed: Dissatisfied, not seeing miracles or joy in your life, feeling as if you are an outsider in a family or group,  misaligned values, struggling relationships.

Page of Cups:

  • Upright: Imagination, inner-child, youthfulness, idealism, sensitivity, dreamer, inner-voice,  beginning to study magic/spirituality, new psychic or magical powers, pursue hope, and rediscover the joys of your profession.

 

  • Reversed: Childhood issues, broken dreams, cancelled social events, bad news, obsession, jealousy, vindictiveness, emotional vulnerability, seduction, ignoring inner voice or inner child, attention seeking. Denial or dismissal of intuitive and psychic powers, refuse to commit to your magical studies.

Knight of Cups:

  • Upright: idealist, charming, artistic, graceful, tactful, diplomatic, mediator, negotiator, romantic, love, marriage proposal or date, the act of chivalry, This knight can be 'Prince charming'.

  • Reversed: Unfaithful man rather than charming, vanity, deception, villain, flatterer, tantrums, moodiness, turmoil, avoiding conflict, vanity.

Queen of cups:

  • Upright: security in the relationship, emotionally mature, supportive, femininity, loving, warmth, sensitivity, kindness, happiness, intuition. A very empathic and supportive woman.

  • Reversed: Vanity, live in fantasy and ignore the real world, arrogance, selfishness, energy draining, vengeful, manipulative, spiteful, disloyal, unfaithful, blocked intuition, stifled creativity.

King of cups:

  • Upright: calm, caring, friendly, sympathetic, wise, tolerant, diplomatic, balanced, affectionate, romantic, charming, devoted, wise from experience, counsellor, creative personality, intuitive, good husband/partner/father A Mature compassionate male who is family orientated.

  • Reversed: unbalanced, controlling, violence, deviance, manipulation, affairs, cheater, conman, hard time expressing emotions, insincere, an overbearing lover, someone who takes advantage of those less experienced.