The Suit of Cups

Cups are the suit of Water: feelings, relationships, intuition and imagination. They answer the questions "what do I feel?" and "what does my heart need?". In readings, Cups describe love in all its stages, friendship, creative sensitivity and the inner life beneath events.

The numbered cards follow the course of a river: the Ace overflows with new feeling, Two and Three are union and celebration, Five mourns what spilled, Eight walks away from the shallow, and the Ten arrives at emotional fulfillment shared with others.

In love questions Cups are at home — they name the exact emotional stage. In career they point to team climate, vocation of the heart and creative work. Too many Cups warn of drifting: feelings need banks to flow between.

All cards of the Suit of Cups

Ace of Cups Ace of Cups New love · Compassion · Emotional opening Two of Cups Two of Cups Partnership · Mutual attraction · Unity Three of Cups Three of Cups Friendship · Celebration · Community Four of Cups Four of Cups Apathy · Contemplation · Re-evaluation Five of Cups Five of Cups Loss · Grief · Regret Six of Cups Six of Cups Nostalgia · Childhood memories · Innocence Seven of Cups Seven of Cups Many choices · Illusion · Fantasy Eight of Cups Eight of Cups Walking away · Seeking deeper meaning · Transition Nine of Cups Nine of Cups Contentment · Wishes fulfilled · Gratitude Ten of Cups Ten of Cups Emotional fulfillment · Family · Harmony Page of Cups Page of Cups Creative beginnings · Sensitivity · Curiosity Knight of Cups Knight of Cups Romance · Charm · Idealism Queen of Cups Queen of Cups Emotional maturity · Empathy · Nurturing King of Cups King of Cups Emotional balance · Diplomacy · Wisdom

See how Cups combine with the rest of the deck in the combinations library.