The Cups are the best known suit in the tarot. Symbolizing our deeper emotions, this suit can be represented in a number of ways. Cups are the more standard and most often seen in decks, but they can appear as Chalices, Bowls, and Hearts. The Cups equate to the suit of Hearts in a standard card deck.
The Cups are aligned with the element of Water, which rules emotions and, especially, love. Water is fluid, as our emotions. Water reflects how we express our inner selves to the world. Man can live without food for weeks, but can only survive a few days without water. Water, and our emotions, are the stuff that life is made of. Strongly influencing the relationships you have with others in the world, Cups can indicate a need for transforming or changing the way you interact with others. Creativity is said to come from the heart – from the emotion. As a representation of water, the Cups invite us to drink from the flow of life and enjoy its sweetness.
If you are having difficulties expressing yourself you may want to meditate on one of the cards in this suit. The Cups can reveal our inner attitudes about love and how we show it and share it with others. Since it is the suit of all relationships, the Cups in a spread can indicate how others are seeing you and responding to you in the situation.
If you have a majority of Cups in your spread, it is time to look deep within yourself and see how your actions and thoughts are affecting the situation. Placing a primary focus on emotions and relationships is important to find your true path. In accordance with the individual Cups in the spread, it could be indicating a new relationship or the emotional self-involvement of personal loss. Cups can also indicate that joy and happiness are soon to be at hand. If you are looking for help or information on artistic endeavors, look to the Cups in your spread for your answer.
Emotions are deep and powerful things and run a gambit in human existence. The cards in this suit encompass that. Here are some basic keywords for the individual Cup cards:
Ace – New beginnings and new starts, especially in love; love overflowing
Two – Harmony and commitment, self-acceptance and self-love
Three – Good fortune, friendship, playfulness, connection with your inner child
Four – Dissatisfaction, help will come unexpectedly
Five – Come to terms with disappointment, move forward to heal and renew
Six – Nostalgia in both positive and negative guises, giving and receiving love
Seven – Ground fantasies and daydreams to turn them into reality
Eight – Time for new horizons, leave the past behind you and look to the future
Nine – Happiness, joy, contentment, emotional needs are met
Ten – Love and happiness, home, hearth, family, the benefits of a long term love
Page – Innocence and sensitivity, spiritual connection, imagination is called for
Knight – Lover not ready for commitment, sexual attraction, relationship with passion but not love
Queen – Emotional maturity, unconditional love, wisdom, perception
King – Benefactor, strong and mature man, ideal lover, man of the arts
The Cups in your spread provide a representation of your emotional life and what you bring to it. Let your heart hear the message of the suit of Cups, that is where the truth will resonate.
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