Cups

Cups is one of the 4 Minor Arcana suits. In the Rider-Waite-Smith / Golden Dawn tradition, it is associated with the element Water, representing emotion, relationships, intuition and inner life.

• Ace of CupsThe start of a new emotional chapter: love, an affectionate bond, or spiritual openness.
• 2 of CupsThe meeting of two people: mutual attraction, partnership and reciprocal emotional connection.
• 3 of CupsShared celebration: friendship, community and creative collaboration.
• 4 of CupsPause and introspection: apathy toward available options, or a needed reassessment.
• 5 of CupsLoss and grief, but with something that still remains: an invitation to look at what wasn't spilled.
• 6 of CupsFond memories: nostalgia, childhood, and reconnecting with people or moments from the past.
• 7 of CupsToo many options: fantasy, illusion, and the difficulty of choosing among many possible paths.
• 8 of CupsA conscious departure: leaving something behind in search of something more meaningful.
• 9 of CupsSatisfaction and contentment: the feeling of having what one desires, emotionally and materially.
• 10 of CupsFamily harmony and lasting emotional fulfillment: the complete realization of the Cups suit.
• Page of CupsAn emotional messenger: curiosity, sensitivity, and the start of a creative or affectionate expression.
• Knight of CupsRomantic idealism in motion: invitations, proposals, or a quest guided by the heart.
• Queen of CupsMature intuition and empathy: the capacity to understand and hold emotions, one's own and others'.
• King of CupsMature emotional mastery: balance, diplomacy, and calm control over one's own feelings.