Tarot card meanings · Minor Arcana · Cups

Knight of Cups

Action in pursuit — commitment, movement, a cause taken up — in the realm of feelings, relationships and what you let in.

Knight of Cups
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How Lunara reads it

Upright: Action in pursuit — commitment, movement, a cause taken up — in the realm of feelings, relationships and what you let in.

Reversed: Charging without checking, or a pursuit that lost its reason — in the realm of feelings, relationships and what you let in.

Keywords: pursuit, feeling · reversed: haste, feeling

Correspondences

  • Element: Water
  • Planet: Jupiter
  • Zodiac: Pisces
  • Yes / no: yes · reversed: maybe

When it appears upright

  • Being deeply committed to a cause
  • Giving in to strong emotions, from excitement to depression
  • Acting on intuition alone
  • Solving problems intuitively
  • Believing in and basing decisions on ideals instead of realities
  • Bringing intuition or passion to the table

When it appears reversed

  • Becoming a fanatic
  • Rejecting information that suggests your intuitions are misguided
  • Allowing your emotions to control you
  • Giving in to jealousy, confrontation, and peer pressure
  • Hiding or ignoring intuitive insights

Classic readings

  • This card represents a man with an emotional, sensitive personality, likely born between October 13th and November 11th, who wants you to rally around his latest passionate cause

In love

Upright: romantic proposal, heartfelt pursuit, charm and affection, following the heart. Reversed: unrealistic promises, moodiness, disillusionment, empty charm.

In work and money

Upright: following a vocation, persuasive proposal, creative profession, idealistic career move. Reversed: unrealistic proposals, moodiness, disillusionment, wavering commitment.

Inner life

Upright: following the heart’s calling, devotional journey, spiritual idealism, offering compassion. Reversed: disillusionment, unrealistic idealism, wavering devotion, heart over head gone wrong.

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