Tarot card meanings · Minor Arcana · Cups

Ace of Cups

A seed, an opening, the first real yes — in the realm of feelings, relationships and what you let in.

Ace of Cups
Lunara deck · ▽

How Lunara reads it

Upright: A seed, an opening, the first real yes — in the realm of feelings, relationships and what you let in.

Reversed: An opening you are not ready to take yet, or a false start — in the realm of feelings, relationships and what you let in.

Keywords: beginning, feeling · reversed: delay, feeling

Correspondences

  • Element: Water
  • Zodiac: Cancer, Scorpio, Pisces
  • Yes / no: yes · reversed: no

When it appears upright

  • Trusting your feelings
  • Opening yourself to spirit
  • Accepting and returning affection
  • Getting in touch with what motivates you
  • Taking advantage of an opportunity to express love to others
  • Listening to the still, small voice

When it appears reversed

  • Hiding your feelings
  • Spurning an opportunity to love or be loved
  • Numbing yourself to spiritual yearnings
  • Rejecting the counsel of your heart
  • Becoming a puppet of your own emotions
  • Indulging in hysteria or obsession

Classic readings

  • Romance is in the cards
  • A new relationship or marriage is just around the corner
  • Prayers are answered

In love

Upright: new love, emotional opening, overflowing affection, deepening feelings. Reversed: blocked emotions, repressed feelings, emotional loss, needing self-love.

In work and money

Upright: fulfilling opportunity, creative inspiration, emotionally rewarding work, positive workplace beginning. Reversed: unfulfilling opportunity, emotional emptiness at work, blocked inspiration, missed connection.

Inner life

Upright: spiritual opening, divine love, emotional renewal, deepening compassion. Reversed: blocked emotions, closed heart, needing self-love, spiritual emptiness.

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