What Do Cup Tarot Cards Mean In A Reading?
If you get multiple cups in your tarot reading it is typically a good indication that your heart, and not your head, is leading the charge.
When we think with our hearts, it means that we are making spontaneous decisions and not thinking through our actions. They can also help us understand our knee-jerk reactions in certain situations- you know the ones.
Something triggers you, and you feel an immediate reaction that is usually accompanied by strong emotion. And when our heart is ruling over the head, we often find ourselves lost in fantasy, disassociating from our reality.
The suit of cups can help us to navigate back to reality. And, hopefully, with an understanding of the inner workings of the emotional realm.
What Do Reversed Cups Tarot Cards Mean?
Every tarot card has an upright and a reversed meaning. We can use a suit to understand the general meaning of the cards within the suit. For the suit of Cups, the reverse indications are associated with being bowled over by emotions, having lofty expectations, and being stuck in fantasies.
The reversed cups also indicate that you might be repressing your emotions. In what way are you repressing your feelings? Sometimes it can be difficult to tackle this question, but it is necessary. Use the reversed cards and accompanying cards to paint a clearer picture of your feelings.
For example, you could feel like your creative energy is dwindling and your flame is burning low. Emotions and creativity are closely linked and reversed cups often tell us that we are unable to express something. The difficult part is understanding why, and understanding what it is you need to face.
What Element is the Cups Suit Associated with?
Every suit is associated with an element. As you can imagine, the Suit of Cups is connected to the element of water. As you might already know, the water element is connected to emotions and the ebbs and flows of our emotional state. But aside from being fluid, the water is also a force to be reckoned with.
It makes sense that water is symbolized with Cups (also known as the suit of hearts amongst playing cards) because of the emotional representation they both have. Water is also cleansing and has a more receptive feminine energy.
Since the suit of Cups is associated with the water element, it is associated with the watery zodiac signs:
Scorpio
Pisces
Cancer
The cup court cards have a strong connection to people of these zodiac signs. This is how you can use the zodiac and tarot together to get deeper insight from your reading.
People that are symbolized by the suit of cups often have the characteristics of these water zodiac signs. It is typical for Cup people to be artists, emotional, and deep feelers. They are typically empathetic and care deeply.
What Does It Mean When A Tarot Reading Is Mostly Cups Tarot Cards?
If you have a tarot reading that is filled with cards from the Cups suit, then you are most likely looking for answers to emotional matters. These are issues of love, creativity, and conflicts involving emotions, and our relationships.