Suit of Cups: Tarot Card Meanings Nine of Cups Tarot Card Meanings
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Suit of Cups Tarot Card MeaningsThe Suit of Cups is representative of the
element of water. The Suit of Cups Tarot card meanings deal with the emotional
level of consciousness and are associated with love, feelings, relationships and
connections. Cups are about displays of emotion, expression of feelings and the
role of emotions in relation to others. The Cups Tarot cards indicate that you
are thinking with your heart rather than your head, and thus reflect your
spontaneous responses and your habitual reactions to situations. Cups are also
linked to creativity, romanticism, fantasy and imagination. The negative aspects
of the Suit of Cups (i.e. when the Cups cards appear reversed) include being
overly emotional or completely disengaged and dispassionate, having unrealistic
expectations and fantasising about what could be. There may be repressed
emotions, an inability to truly express oneself and a lack of creativity. The
Suit of Cups traditionally represents the west and autumn. If using an ordinary
deck of playing cards, Cups are represented by the Suit of Hearts.
Suit of Cups Personality Characteristics
The people represented by the Suit of Cups (i.e. typically the Court Cards) are
emotional, artistic, humane and creative. They are connected with their
emotional selves and will draw energy from what they feel within. They are said
to correspond to the water signs in the zodiac (Pisces, Cancer, Scorpio) and to
water as a symbol of the subconscious mind and reason.
Upright: Wishes fulfilled, comfort, happiness, satisfaction
Reversed: Greed, dissatisfaction, materialism
Nine of Cups Tarot Card Meanings and Description
Nine of Cups Tarot Card Meanings tarot card meaning
In Nine of Cups, a portly, middle-aged man sits upon a wooden bench with his
arms crossed in contentment. He is dressed smartly and wears an expression of
true satisfaction on his face and his red head-dress symbolises an active mind.
Behind him is a wall with nine golden cups arranged in a structured,
well-organised arch. The man enjoys success both materially and spiritually and
represents the fulfilment realised after the accomplishment of our deepest
desires.
Upright Nine of Cups Tarot Card Meanings
Nines represent personal integrity and completion, or the final stage of
development. This final stage may bring certain problems with it, and past
experiences and methods of coping become important here and are an intrinsic
part of the meaning attached to the nines. Thus, the Nine of Cups shows a
tendency to daydream and enjoy the pleasures of life. You are likely to spend
more time thinking about big ideas and grand schemes for an ideal lifestyle than
doing the work you need to do right now to execute those ideas. While it is good
to ‘think big’, you also need to balance this with action to ensure that you can
fulfil your dreams.
More generally, the Nine of Cups reflects happiness in all areas such as health,
finances, work, luck, love or relationships. After the difficult choices of the
Seven and the stagnation of the Eight, the Cups suit starts to balance out with
the Nine. One of the most positive and uplifting cards of the entire deck, the
Nine of Cups shows satisfaction on all levels – emotional, physical, and
sensual. It is no wonder that many Tarot readers refer to this card as the Wish
Card as its appearance is often taken as a sign that, whatever your heart’s
desire, it shall be granted in the coming days or weeks. Know that you have
paved our own way on the path to success.
As a Cups card, the Nine usually refers to an emotionally fulfilling situation,
such as the strengthening of a romantic bond, the solidification of a friendship
or the consummation of a sexual relationship. It shows that joy and happiness
are within your grasp. In fact, you probably already have them. It is a sign to
enjoy the abundance of life and to feel each of your emotions as if you had
never felt any of them before. See the perfection all around you.
The Nine of Cups is also about counting your blessings, living in the moment,
and enjoying the good things that life has to offer. Start or end every day by
creating a mental list of the three things you are most grateful for. You will
find that over time, you indeed have a lot to be happy about and it may increase
your feeling of deep contentment and fulfilment.
The Nine of Cups represents stability and advancement. This card signals delight
and pleasure, contentment with what you have accomplished so far and forms a
steady foundation for the future. Your worries are all in the past and you can
look forward to a bright future.
The man in the Nine of Cups also appears to have a certain smug look on his
face. This suggests that you can relish in the fact that you are about to
finally achieve what you set out to achieve. Do not be too shy or modest about
it either! Indulge yourself in knowing that you have worked hard to get here and
you have achieved the results you had hoped for.
The Nine of Cups can also indicate splurging and indulging in life’s luxuries.
This includes enjoying good food and wine, appreciating the arts, making love,
relaxing in a beautiful resort, or experiencing beauty. Of course, balance is
needed to ensure that you do not become lazy or greedy but generally the upright
version of this card suggests that this is more a time of enjoyment than of
suffering the negative consequences of such enjoyment.
Reversed Nine of Cups Tarot Card Meanings
Nine of Cups Tarot Card Meanings tarot card meaning
The Nine of Cups is a card of satisfaction and wishes. When reversed, it
suggests that you may be disappointed that your wishes are not materialising as
expected. Your expectations may be unrealistic or you may not be actively
pursuing your dreams, instead hoping that they will manifest with little input
or action from you.
On a more emotional level, the Nine of Cups upright typically indicates a
wonderful feeling of satisfaction you get from knowing that everything has
fallen into place and you have everything you could imagine. Reversed, however,
there is a sense that there is still something missing deep down, and the inner
fulfilment you have been seeking is still not present. There may be
disappointments due to imperfections and mistakes, smugness, overindulgence,
greed, superficial or materialistic values, shallowness, gluttony, and excessive
preoccupation with gratifying your own desires, often times at the expense of
the needs of others.
Physically, the reversed Nine of Cups can indicate ill-fortune due to
over-indulgence in food, alcohol or drugs and the consequences that come with
them. Be careful not to overdo the sensual pleasures and instead demonstrate
some moderation in your indulgences.
The reversed Nine of Cups can suggest greed and a lack of concern for other
people’s needs in favour of your own. You may have an inadequate regard of how
your behaviour is impacting others, and are often found gloating or boasting
about your successes while others are suffering. Be considerate, and even if you
have something to rave about, think about the impact that may have on others.