Tarot Cups

The tarot cups represent various aspects of the Water element and correspond to the hearts in regular playing cards. The tarot cups may also be referred to as chalices. Because of the association with the Water element the tarot cups usually deal with emotions. Subjects such as beauty, love, happiness, and fertility are common.

Ace of Cups Upright: True love, joy, abundance, beauty, or good health

Reverse: Hesitancy with matters of the heart, selfish love, egotism, revolution

Two of Cups Upright: New romance, a well balanced friendship, harmony, cooperation

Reverse: Lack of balance in a relationship, a violent passion, love turning for the worst, misunderstanding

Three of Cups Upright: A good fortune in love, a happy conclusion, a person who is sensitive and sympathetic, hospitality, healing

Reverse: Pain, gossip, overindulgence, expedition, end

Four of Cups Upright: Reevaluation, dissatisfaction, unexpected kindness or help, contemplation

Reverse: New relationships, new goals, new ambitions, action, new instruction, novelty

Five of Cups Upright: Something has been lost but some still remain, sorrow, loss of a loved one, broken marriage, disillusionment, regret

Reversed: The same to a lesser degree (2 are lost and 3 remain), also- new hope, new relationships, return of a loved one, courage

Six of Cups Upright: A gift from a childhood acquaintance, happy memories of the past, new friendship, new opportunities

Reverse: Living in the past, disappointment, also the future

Seven of Cups Upright: Imagination, following illusions, success that isn't permanent or substantial

Reverse: Determination, will-power, a new project

Eight of Cups Upright: Leaving one's life behind for something higher, disappointment in love,

Reverse: Searching for pleasure, a new love, happiness,

Nine of Cups Upright: An assured success, advantage, satisfaction,

Reverse: Overindulgence, illness, mistakes, imperfection

Ten of Cups Upright: A happy healthy family life, true friendships, long lasting happiness, success, perfection

Reverse: Family problems, loss of a friendship, waste, violence

Page of Cups Upright: Gentleness, sweetness, kindness, poetry or art, messages, a fair young man

Reverse: Selfishness, apathy, deception,

Knight of Cups Upright: Intelligence, romantic dreamer, the coming of an emotional matter, invitation, proposition

Reverse: Trickery, fraud, a liar

Queen of Cups Upright: A good wife or loving mother, a fair woman, happiness, pleasure, wisdom, virtue, gentle, a good natured person,

Reverse: A distinguished woman who is not to be trusted, perverse, dishonor, depravity,

King of Cups Upright: A man of law or business, kindness, a considerate person, responsibility, interest in art or science

Reverse: A powerful double-dealing man, crafty, violent, scandal, injustice

Information on other Cards
Meaning Of Tarot Cards The Major Arcana 0-7
Meaning of Tarot Cards II The Major Arcana 8-21
Tarot Swords
Tarot Pentacles

Tarot Wands