Upright Keywords
compassion, warmth, kindness, intuition, healer, counsellor, supportive
Reversed Keywords
insecurity, giving too much, overly-sensitive, needy, fragile, dependence, martyrdom
The Queen ofCups rules the emotional realm. She is the woman whose throne is right on the ocean’sedge, and water is typically symbolic of the unconscious and feeling. Herposition at the shore indicates that she lies between land and sea, the placewhere feeling and thought exist. She holds a cup that has handles shaped likean angel. This cup is closed, which is why the Queen of Cups symbolizes thethoughts that come with our unconscious mind. The queen sits alone, whichallows her to think. The calmness of the water and the sky symbolizes theserene mind of the queen. Her feet are not touching the water, which stands forher looking at her thoughts and feelings from the outside.
We canunderstand the meaning of the Queen of Cups from taking a closer look at thewoman in image. She is seen as compassionate, caring, sensitive, and nurturing.She connects with people on the emotional level, so people enjoy her honestyand fairness. The appearance of the Queen of Cups in a reading can beguiding you to find help from others. Most times, like the other queens,this is a female figure that will come into your life.
The Queen of Cups has an intuition which is very powerful, and is only rivaledby the one of the High Priestess. The Queen of Cups acts as a mirror andreflects the depths present in others, so they see themselves in a new light.Most times, the Queen of Cups can also represent the trusted inner voice youhave within you. She seems to say that you should take the time to focuson your emotional health before trying to help others. Self-love createscompassion.
The Queen of Cupscan also represent the trusted inner voice you have within you.
The Queen ofCups can also reflect your relationships with other people. You may be theemotionally strong rock that serves as an anchor for someone else.You may be here to help teach and support others using your intuition,instead of logic.
The Queen of Cups normally thinks with her heart, instead ofher mind. She can lack rationality and common sense, but she can also beintuitive, dreamy and almost psychic at times. The Queen of Cups could be theanswer to your problems when a logical approach is not working.
Upright Love Meaning
Upright Career Meaning
Upright Finances Meaning
caring and supportive nature brings suitors, deepening existing relationships
taking the role of carer at work, seeking out support and compassion at work
using resources to care for others, giving, charity, generosity
With her wise,supportive and kind nature, the Queen of Cups is likely to have many admirers.Her compassion makes it quite natural for her to lend an ear to anyone whoneeds a listener or a shoulder to cry on. If there is nobody entering your lifenow with these traits, you may find that it is you taking on this role. You mayattract many people this way, but be careful avoid someone clingy and toodependent on you. It is important to be able to draw boundaries at this time,as emotional support is also emotional labor. Don’t wear yourself out. Let yourintuition guide you. Those in relationships can enjoy deeper love at themoment.
The queen ofcups is a particularly caring and compassionate card. Thus, if she appears inrelation to your career, you can consider several meanings. This queen canserve as a reminder that whatever you are doing should help you feel fulfilledemotionally and not just financially. When it comes to your workplaceenvironment, this card can point to someone that takes on the caring andcompassionate role amongst your colleagues. Sometimes, this card can alsosignal that you are taking this role. Along this vein, the queen also hintsthat the guidance of a person with this nature in your field could benefit you.
You may beusing your financial resources to care for others at this time. The queen ofcups can signal that your heart moves you to contribute to a cause, a familymember or a friend that is in need. Often when the queen appears here, it is toremind you that money isn’t everything. You should not focus on it at theexpense of other considerations in your life.
The Queen ofCups reversed means that you are not in sync with your emotions. Youcan also feel restricted in the expressing the way that you truly feel.Most times, bottling up your emotions can be very damaging and will lead to aboiling point in the near future. You may have high levels of stress that youare not able to cope with anymore.
The Queen of Cups reversed can also reflect that your mind is wanderingtoo far, and you are letting your imagination run away with itself. While youstill mean well, you should take a pause to really see whether your emotionscan be trusted, because you are allowing them to control you. Youneed to take some time to think if these dreams can be turned into reality. Youshould try to be more emotionally stable during these times, so you will knowwhen your emotions are getting the best of you.
Reversed Love Meaning
Reversed Career Meaning
Reversed Finances Meaning
a dependent or clingy lover, putting more effort in than partner, overly-sensitive lover
emotional exhaustion at work, neglecting your own emotional health for job
being too generous, neglecting own financial health for others
Do you findyourself always taking the role of caregiver and supporter in yourrelationship? The reversed Queen of Cups tarot love meaning can signal thatyou’re putting much more effort into the relationship than your partner. Youmay even occasionally feel more like a parent than a lover. The balance betweenthe two of you must be corrected. Alternatively, you may find the emotionalenvironment to be rather turbulent and constantly shifting. You or your partnermay feel as though you are walking on eggshells, never knowing when the nextargument will arise.
When the queenof cups is reversed and appears in the context of your career, you may bedealing with some emotional issues at work. You may find that the projectsyou’re working on, or the environment you’re in is emotionally draining rightnow. Sometimes, the exhaustion that we feel comes from our own needs beingunmet. Since the queen of cups can be so focused on the needs of others, it maybe difficult for her to put her needs as a priority. Have you been so focusedon making your colleagues, clients or your boss happy that you have neglecteddoing what makes you happy? Take the time to take care of your own emotionalhealth for now.
When it comesto your financial situation, the reversed queen of cups can be a card to looktowards your own emotional well-being and its relationship to your sense offinancial security. If you’ve been spending compulsively, or indulging in alittle retail therapy, this can be helpful in the short-term, as long as youare also addressing the root cause of your unhappiness. Beware too ofoverstretching yourself; your considerate and loving nature can mean that it’seasy for you to take care of others, even when you are low on resourcesyourself.
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