The Knight of Cups rides slowly, holding out his cup like an offering. He is the romantic and the dreamer: an offer, an invitation, a proposal of the heart.
The romantic who arrives with an offer of the heart.
Waite’s keywords (1911): Arrival, approach, sometimes of a messenger; advances, a proposition, an invitation.
Reversed
Reversed, the romantic becomes unreliable: false promises, moodiness, dreams that never become real.
Moodiness, a seducer’s promise.
Waite’s keywords (1911): Trickery, artifice, subtlety, swindling, duplicity.
In love
Upright A romantic proposal, charm, an invitation that touches the heart.
Reversed False promises; a charming partner who does not commit.
In work
Upright Creative offers, artistic projects.
Reversed Unrealistic projects; promises not kept at work.
In money
Upright An offer that needs to be checked before accepting.
Reversed Financial promises that are not kept.
At home and in the family
Upright Romance at home; tenderness.
Reversed Moodiness at home.
On your path
Upright You follow your heart on the spiritual path.
Reversed Illusions on the path.
Its counsel
Upright Follow your heart.
Reversed Check promises before you believe them.
Correspondences
- Arcana
- Minor Arcana, suit of Cups
- Element
- Water
- Rank
- Knights: movement, departures and quests
Cups
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