Minor Arcana · Cups · Water
insightfulnessspiritualitycompassionempathyinstinct
Queen of Cups is one of the 14 cards of the suit of Cups, the suit of Water in the Minor Arcana, which speaks of feelings, love, relationships and intuition. Its keywords are insightfulness, spirituality, compassion, empathy and instinct.
Queen of Cups upright meaning
In the light, Queen of Cups points to:
- Allowing yourself to be moved by the plight of others
- Feeling strong emotions
- Possessing unusual sympathy or empathy
- Trusting your feelings to guide you
- Calling on psychic abilities
- Achieving unity with Spirit
Queen of Cups reversed or shadow meaning
In its shadow, drawn reversed or in a difficult position, Queen of Cups can point to:
- Becoming so caught up in matters of Spirit, you become detached from the world
- Allowing empathy to disable you (instead of inspire action)
- Using psychic abilities to wield covert influence
- Wallowing in emotionalism, sentiment, or self-pity
Queen of Cups in fortune telling
- This card represents a woman with an emotional, deeply spiritual nature, likely born between June 11th and July 11th, who uses emotional and spiritual appeals to sway others to her point of view
About the card
- Card
- Queen of Cups
- Arcana
- Minor Arcana
- Suit
- Cups: feelings, love, relationships and intuition
- Element
- Water
- Rank
- Queen: queens hold the suit from within: mature, caring and in command of its energy.
- Keywords
- insightfulness, spirituality, compassion, empathy and instinct
