Element: WATER
Upright: Love, New Relationships, Happiness, Creativity
Reversed: Self-love, Repressed Emotions, Lack of Inspiration
Category: Cups
The suit of Cups is governed by the element of Water and represents our emotional level of consciousness. Therefore, is symbol of renovation, filled with the spiritual force that gives life. When the cups are upright generally contain blessings and inverted, they put them away.
The Cups, by revealing aspects of our emotional side, also speak of our social life, love and relationships and how the self relates with the others.
The Water is symbolically an element of personal development, it is very adaptive and receptive and usually softens our most passionate and uncontrolled impulses. It also can be harmful when applies too much energy and enthusiasm, specially in our connection with others – Water claims for calmness and understanding.
Two of Cups
Element: WATER
Upright: Unity, Partnership, Mutual Attraction
Reversed: Separation, Lack of Communication, Disharmony
Three of Cups
Element: WATER
Upright: Celebration, Friendship, Gatherings
Reversed: Excess, Isolation, Imbalanced social life
Four of Cups
Element: WATER
Upright: Inertia, Disappointment, Reevaluation
Reversed: Awareness, Clarity, Emergence
Five of Cups
Element: WATER
Upright: Regrets, Mourning, Stuck to the Past, Emotional Instability
Reversed: Acceptance, Self-forgiveness, Moving On
Six of Cups
Element: WATER
Upright: Childhood Memories, Comfort and Security, Joy
Reversed: Lack of Adventurous Spirit, Stolen Innocence, Stuck in the Past
Seven of Cups
Element: WATER
Upright: Temptation, Superficiality, Decoy, Illusion
Reversed: Realistic Choices, Determination, Lack of Options
Eight of Cups
Element: WATER
Upright: Disappointment, Letting go, Self-discovery
Reversed: Stagnation, Fear of Moving on, Low Self-esteem
Nine of Cups
Element: WATER
Upright: Achievements, Recognition, Pleasure
Reversed: Disappointment, Lack of Fulfillment, Pessimism
Ten of Cups
Element: WATER
Upright: Happiness, Emotional Balance, Fulfilment
Reversed: Broken Home, Domestic Conflict, Disharmony
Page of Cups
Element: WATER / EARTH
Upright: Sensibility, Artistic Expression, Naivety
Reversed: Dullness, Immaturity, Neglecting the Inner Child
Knight of Cups
Element: WATER / AIR
Upright: Proposals, Creativity, Calmness, Charming Person
Reversed: Disappointment, Heartbreak, Moodiness
Queen of Cups
Element: WATER / WATER
Upright: Compassion, Warmth, Counsellor, Sensibility
Reversed: Codependency, Insecurity, Manipulative
King of Cups
Element: WATER / FIRE
Upright: Emotional Balance, Diplomacy, Good Leadership
Reversed: Pessimistic, Selfishness, Immaturity