Queen of Cups, Rider-Waite-Smith

Minor Arcana · Cups · Water

Queen of Cups meaning

empathy · intuition · tenderness

Upright

The Queen of Cups heals through compassion: listen deeply, to yourself as well.

Reversed

Emotional overflow, trouble setting boundaries.

Correspondences

Astrology
♋Cancer
Element
Water
Yes or no
Yes

Symbols

The closed cup
the unconscious, mystery
The water at her feet
emotions
The water spirits on the throne
imagination

Upright

Reversed

compassion, intuition, gentleness, listening

General

emotional dependence, oversensitivity

loving, attentive partner

Love

overwhelming emotions, dependence

caring professions, listening, intuition

Career

emotional exhaustion

generosity, intuitive management

Finances

emotional spending

empathy, tenderness

Feelings

insecurity, overflowing emotions

listen, support, welcome

Actions

protect yourself, set boundaries

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