Upright Keywords:
Harmony, Family, Love, Happiness, Family Gatherings, Reunions, Stability, Security, Fulfillment
Reversed Keywords:
Disconnection, Separation, Disharmony, Conflict, Unhappy Home Life, Lack of Teamwork
When we are wanting to understand the minor arcana cards, we must learn about the different suits and what they represent. The Suit of Cups is all about emotions and is governed by the element of water. The suit is associated with love and connection, guiding us to happiness and inner peace.
As the suit is governed by water, it tells us that emotions are ever-changing and always flowing. Like love, water is able to heal and cleanse.
Alongside learning about the different suits of the Tarot, it is really useful to understand the numerology of the different numbers. Each number reflects a certain energy, and in learning what these numbers represent, we are able to read the cards more intuitively and confidently.
In Tarot and numerology, the number 10 represents completion and wholeness. It is the last numbered card of each suit, with the Page, Knight, Queen, and King following. It suggests endings and closure, but with the energy of completeness. A chapter is closing and another is opening.
When applying this to the Ten of Cups, we can see that the number 10 represents the completion of emotion and love. There is contentment in this completion and a celebration of the journey that has lead to this moment.
Upright Meaning
The Ten of Cups represents happiness and contentment within your family or home life. There is success and achievement, and a sense of overcoming hard times. When it appears upright in a reading, it suggests that you are currently in a well-supported environment with your loved ones giving you the courage and stability you need in order to be yourself.
It is often seen as the family card, and suggests that family is what is really important right now. However, this does not necessarily mean biological family. Families come in all different shapes and sizes, and you can find your family in the most unlikely places. Whoever your family is right now, they are there supporting you and you are supporting them in return.
You are feeling pretty fulfilled right now and you might have completed something important in your life recently. You feel content and comfortable emotionally, with a true understanding of who you are.
The Ten of Cups can also signify a reunion or homecoming. This might be you, or someone you love coming home. It may also refer to a reunion and celebration within your extended family, such as a wedding or a birthday. This event will bring together all the different generations of your family.
Reversed Meaning
When reversed, the Ten of Cups suggests that there are issues that are affecting the happiness of you and your loved ones. There seems to be a disconnection and separation of love and affection, and miscommunication causing difficulties.
Perhaps you are feeling as if something is missing. Happiness and contentment may be in sight for you, but you feel as if you aren’t quite there yet. There is a conflict between you and the most important people in your life, and this is causing you distress. You feel as if they don’t understand you, and you can’t seem to understand where they are coming from.
When the Ten of Cups reversed pops up, the universe is telling you that you must work on your communication! It is time to rebuild the relationships between you and your loved ones and find common ground in order to move on from these issues. It will be easier than you think!