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The Suit of Cups

Cups are water — the element of feeling, intimacy, intuition, and what flows between people. When a Cup card lands, the question is usually emotional: who am I close to, what am I holding, what am I letting go of?

Cups don't argue. They ask. They reveal the temperature of a relationship, the unspoken thing under a conversation, the longing or the disappointment that's coloring how a situation actually feels. Even the harshest Cup cards (Five of Cups, Three of Swords' cousin in feeling) are about grief, not punishment.

All 14 Cups Cards

  1. I
    Ace of Cups
    new love, overflowing emotion, healing, intuition, emotional opportunity
  2. II
    Two of Cups
    mutual attraction, partnership, connection, harmony, shared feelings
  3. III
    Three of Cups
    celebration, friendship, joy, community, reunion
  4. IV
    Four of Cups
    boredom, discontent, missed opportunity, contemplation, apathy
  5. V
    Five of Cups
    disappointment, loss, grief, dwelling on the past, remaining hope
  6. VI
    Six of Cups
    nostalgia, old friends, innocence, homecoming, simple joys
  7. VII
    Seven of Cups
    many choices, illusions, imagination, confusion, indecision
  8. VIII
    Eight of Cups
    walking away, abandoning the loved, seeking meaning, disappointment, journey
  9. IX
    Nine of Cups
    wish fulfillment, satisfaction, overflowing joy, self-reward, pride
  10. X
    Ten of Cups
    ultimate happiness, happy family, harmony, fulfillment, peace
  11. Pg
    Page of Cups
    emotional message, creative spark, intuition, inner child, romantic proposal
  12. Kn
    Knight of Cups
    romance, following the heart, emotional offer, imagination, charm
  13. Qn
    Queen of Cups
    empathy, intuition, emotional healing, compassion, emotional intelligence
  14. Kg
    King of Cups
    emotional balance, diplomacy, wisdom, compassion, emotional control
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