Tarot Anatomy

Water, 14 cardsCups tarot card meanings

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Water, 14 cardsAce to Ten

The suit of Cups has fourteen cards: ten numbered cards from Ace to Ten, and four court cards. In the Golden Dawn system Cups belong to water. They speak of feelings, love, friendship and the inner life.

  1. Ace of Cups cardACEAce of CupsNew love · Joy · Overflow
  2. Two of Cups card2Two of CupsPartnership · Attraction · Union
  3. Three of Cups card3Three of CupsFriendship · Celebration · Community
  4. Four of Cups card4Four of CupsApathy · Discontent · Missed offers
  5. Five of Cups card5Five of CupsLoss · Grief · What remains
  6. Six of Cups card6Six of CupsMemories · Childhood · Kindness
  7. Seven of Cups card7Seven of CupsDaydreams · Choices · Illusion
  8. Eight of Cups card8Eight of CupsWalking away · Search · Moving on
  9. Nine of Cups card9Nine of CupsContentment · Wishes · Satisfaction
  10. Ten of Cups card10Ten of CupsFamily · Harmony · Lasting joy

Page, Knight, Queen and KingThe court

Waite reads the four court cards as people: their age, their temper and the part they play in your story.

  1. Page of Cups cardPAGEPage of CupsSensitivity · Messages · Imagination
  2. Knight of Cups cardKNIGHTKnight of CupsRomance · Invitations · Idealism
  3. Queen of Cups cardQUEENQueen of CupsCompassion · Intuition · Care
  4. King of Cups cardKINGKing of CupsCalm · Diplomacy · Balance
Ace of Cups card
[ Ace of Cups ]

Cups at a glance

Element
Water
Cards
14
Numbered
10
Court
4

House of the true heart, joy, content, abode, nourishment, abundance, fertility.

Waite on the Ace of Cups, 1911

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