This card, like other Ladies, most often indicates a certain woman. The minor arcan Tarot card Queen of Cups (of Cups) is a gentle, romantic, feminine and slightly infantile person. In this article we will look at the description and meaning in relationships of an upright and inverted card, interpretation and combination with other cards in layouts for love, health, career and work.
If the alignment is related to relationships, then the Queen of Cups shows a living, emerging feeling.
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The Queen of Cups appears in the image of the Soul of the World. The symbol of the shell is elevated to the female gender; it also denotes the phenomenon of resurrection and is mentioned in some sources as an attribute of the Virgin Mary. The Queen's abode is located on an island - an image of Avalon, a magical place, albeit unattainable.
The cup that belongs to her is decorated with crayfish claws, which symbolizes her grip and witchcraft spells, from which the hero is unlikely to escape. At the same time, the claws are correlated with the images of the White and Black Moon. The White Moon embodies for everyone the highest and most beautiful feelings that a person can experience, the Black Moon – jealousy, obsession, anger, base pleasures and sins.
General meaning of the Queen of Cups card
As a rule, the Tarot card Queen of Cups indicates a female person who combines such qualities as tenderness, comeliness, trepidation, tenderness, artistry and love of creativity. In addition, by nature she is a kind person who is always ready to help everyone in need with deeds and advice, especially in matters of the heart. There is always comfort, calm and tranquility around her.
Unlike the Empress and other ladies of the Tarot deck, the Queen of Cups is more infantile, constantly in the clouds, and in her decisions and actions she is not as clear as others. Her entire existence is filled with spiritual values and their development, which lie in creative activity. Traditionally, the Queen of Cups Tarot points to a specific woman for whom the querent has loving feelings.
At the same time, the card can also indicate a male person, but in this case we are talking about a person of the Lunar-Venus type. This is a rather gentle, calm, loving man who tends to listen to feelings and intuition, rather than the voice of reason. Such a man most often becomes a good friend for a woman, whom you can always turn to for advice, “cry out”, who will console and understand. People of this type are always ready to help their neighbors.
Queen of Cups Tarot, the meaning of the card enhances the adjacent Major Arcana of the female type. If, for example, the Moon falls next to the Queen of Cups, then the meaning of the last card becomes many times deeper.
In scenarios related to a certain situation, the appearance of this card indicates a successful combination of circumstances, but you should not count on grandiose results. Even small victories will bring considerable pleasure, but if you want to achieve anything significant, you need to put in a lot of effort. Neighboring cards can tell you how likely it is that your wishes will come true in life.
In general, the appearance of the Queen of Cups indicates a safe, comfortable position in the given situation; we can say with confidence that there are absolutely no pitfalls in it. The additional meaning of the card is the desire for mutual love and understanding, being influenced by a person’s feelings.
Combinations with the suit of Cups
An incredibly interesting card combination is a combination of several arcana from the suit of Cups, which can change the meaning of the Queen of Cups in the following way:
- Two of Cups - recommends having a heart-to-heart talk with your dearest and most beloved person;
- Three of Cups - indicates the fortuneteller’s sincere desire to be understood and heard;
- Four of Cups - speaks of a certain person literally overflowing with dreams;
- Five of Cups - speaks of the manifestation of wisdom and the performance of rational and competent actions;
- Six of Cups - represents family, love and marriage, bringing maximum benefit and inspiration;
- The Seven of Cups is a symbol of a love relationship built solely on deception;
- Eight of Cups - indicates a strong desire to get to know the people around you, and mainly from the best side;
- Nine of Cups - talks about a person who gets pleasure alone, exclusively for himself;
- Ten of Cups - symbolizes incredibly strong and wonderful relationships in the family;
- Page of Cups - indicates the manifestation of sincere cordiality, deep soulfulness and warmth;
- Knight of Cups - predicts real help from the closest and dearest person;
- King of Cups - personifies respect, love and harmony in the family relationships of the fortuneteller;
- Ace of Cups - talks about very unpleasant premonitions about unpleasant dreams.
The presented combinations of cards will allow you to better navigate in any fortune telling. And they will help you get the most correct answers to the questions posed in order to help the fortuneteller understand the life situation that has developed at a given moment in time.
Personal Description
The Queen of Cups blurs the line between reality and dreams. The features of this Arcana are for the most part inherent in women, as beings of a more subtle organization, in contrast to men, for whom every action contrary to reason and logic, especially intuitive desires and mysticism, is a manifestation of weakness of character.
Positive features
The state of flying in the clouds, enjoying spiritual needs and an absolutely non-business, irrational lifestyle. The desire to escape into the world of creativity and mysticism rather than remain in the everyday routine. Expecting internal changes along with being in a state of thoughtfulness, calm and peace. Finely developed intuition, up to visions and prophetic dreams, a tendency to fantasize and daydream.
The card may indicate the presence of paranormal abilities, approaching something beyond reality. How to adapt to all these phenomena is another question. Some people take it quite casually, while others have to adapt for a long time to get used to it. But the Queen of Cups is a card of following spiritual values.
A person is completely immersed in his inner “I”, is engaged in self-development, spiritual and meditative practices, is interested in esotericism and mystical images, and seeks inspiration in his inner state, a feeling of peace, security and comfort.
The Queen of Cups represents a person with a very sensitive perception towards others. Such a person will guess with amazing accuracy all desires and fears, climb into the most hidden corners of the soul, “read” all emotions and feelings, as if from a book.
The Lady of Cups perfectly adapts to other people's moods,
Be careful when interpreting, the Queen of Cups does not always indicate a female person.
guessing on an unconscious level the hidden desires of others. She always manages to establish a connection with her interlocutor, even if this is not necessary. For her, the individual attitude remains more important - in such a setting, she can connect to the interlocutor, while in a group this will be impossible due to the large number of participants.
The Queen of Cups effortlessly reads her partner, accepts his life experience and lives it with him. She can appear in absolutely any image, while her own personality is practically invisible. However, it still exists and can come out at any moment, but it will not be taken so seriously, which will create significant problems. The hero embodies his dreamy image in her and remains all the time as if in a fairy tale, as if having met someone like himself, he forgets about his own affairs. Her opposite is the Queen of Wands, who projects her own “I” onto the hero, forcing him to strive to accomplish feats.
The Lady of Cups is a gentle, loving, sensitive person who evokes trusting and warm feelings in almost everyone who knows her. The person of this card has aesthetically attractive taste. Women of this type become ideal wives and loving and caring mothers.
Sometimes this card can indicate a man with the same character, but extremely rarely. Queens of Cups are usually women born under the signs of Libra or Aquarius, but they are more watery in nature than airy. The traditional description of the card is: “a seductive blonde in the grip of dreams.”
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Negative traits
The Lady of Cups is essentially an emotional person. She is prone to exaggerating the merits of the people around her and their merits, loves to fantasize and get carried away. Moreover, her reasoning sometimes reaches the point of absurdity that you involuntarily ask the question: where did she get it from? Such a woman suffers from her own mood swings, which arise spontaneously even for her, and her close people also suffer from them.
She is not inclined to judge people, and sometimes, in close people, out of her spiritual kindness, she does not notice the shortcomings and bad qualities at all. In some situations, the Queen of Cups is naturally shy and indecisive. She unquestioningly believes in feelings and sincerity. In her search for partners, she is not picky, as in people in general, it is difficult for her to say goodbye to people who were close to her for a long time, but were absolutely not suitable, and she, in turn, believed that people can become better, for which she later received in full She thinks she can heal a person by sacrificing her ideals.
In some situations, the Queen of Cups gives the impression of an unreliable and sometimes flighty companion. The idea of idealizing relationships is embedded in the head of this creative woman; she blurs the boundaries between what exists in real life and what she imagines as it should be.
But in fact, this is an affectionate and loving person who is ready to give all his warmth and care to almost everyone who needs it, without thinking whether this person is worthy of such a relationship. The Lady of Cups truly believes in the existence of pure, bright and sincere love; she knows that such feelings are possible if you apply all your wisdom and insight into building relationships. She radiates light, making others believe in her wisdom, which largely shows her intuitive and even mystical abilities.
On a deeper level
The card shows the element of water from the point of view of feminine nature, its healing and regenerating qualities, as well as the ability to dive into the most distant parts of one's soul. The Queen of Cups is a mysterious enchantress, a witch who is inside each of us, helping to interpret our dreams and connect them with real events. However, it is unknown where she draws her magical powers from, and it is impossible to find out, which in a certain way brings her closer to the Moon and the Priestess.
The Queen holds the Chalice in her hands - an image of mystical powers that give the ability to see the past and future. Sometimes this Lady is associated with the image of the mother of the inner child living inside us. She can also represent a caring person who tries to enrich us spiritually, takes us to exhibitions and theaters
Among other things, the Queen of Cups has truly amazing insight; she literally feels all the talents and hidden potential of the person next to her, and he, in turn, under the influence of her natural charm, reveals himself in his best qualities.
Combination with the Minor Arcana
The meaning of the card depends on its position in the layout
The general meaning of the two cards of the Minor Arcana comes down to averaging their independent interpretations. However, the card that came out first still plays a more important role.
The Queen of Cups in combination with the arcana of her suit can take on the following meanings:
- Ace is a woman in love, whose personality is easy to impress;
- King - the desire to tie the knot;
- Knight - share your happiness with the outside world;
- Page – feelings built on trust and mutual respect between partners;
- Ten - finding your happiness;
- Nine - hope for the fulfillment of your deepest desire;
- Eight – disappointment in love, fear of starting new relationships;
- Seven - engage in self-deception, do not see negative character traits in your chosen one;
- Six – creating a cozy atmosphere in the house;
- Five - love that requires a lot of sacrifices;
- Four – inability to be with your loved one, depression;
- Three – serious intentions regarding current relationships;
- Two - confirm the sincerity of your feelings.
Suit of Swords
The Queen of Cups in combination with the Arcana of Swords takes on the following meanings:
- Ace – decisiveness in making a difficult decision;
- King - selfish attitude towards the feelings of another person;
- The Queen is a woman who wants to take revenge for her trampled feelings;
- Knight – lack of understanding between partners;
- Page – emotional showdown in public;
- 10 – an overflowing cup of patience that threatens to spill out on the first person you meet;
- 9 – live in dreams of past opportunities;
- 8 – inability to think rationally due to emotional interest in a given situation;
- 7 – envy someone else’s success;
- 6 – start over, leave all problems in the past;
- 5 – removal from a state of spiritual harmony;
- 4 – the process of healing mental wounds after a serious breakup;
- 3 – betrayal while intoxicated;
- 2 – serious doubts about your partner.
Suit of Pentacles
The meanings of combinations of the Queen of Cups with the cards of Pentacles:
- Ace - irreversible consequences for financial condition;
- King - strong relationships built on love;
- Queen - stability in all areas of life;
- Knight – pursue one’s own benefit, despite the problems of others;
- Page - look at everything from the point of view of selfishness;
- 10 – faithful wife, calm atmosphere in the house;
- 9 – satisfaction from the work done;
- 8 – ability to do several things at the same time without losing concentration;
- 7 – drawing up a plan and strictly following it;
- 6 – helping people who need it;
- 5 – mental imbalance, which will result in a nervous breakdown and protracted illness;
- 4 – rational approach to any business;
- 3 – concluding a profitable deal, establishing cooperation with former competitors;
- 2 – inability to cope with your emotions, which affects work productivity.
Suit of Wands
Combination of the Queen of Cups card in the Tarot with the Arcana of Wands:
- Ace - first love;
- King - the emergence of a new social unit;
- Queen - faith in the best qualities of a person, unjustified optimism;
- Knight - act under the heat of emotions, not a balanced decision;
- Page - roughly trampled trembling feelings;
- 10 – unwillingness to wait for the situation to improve, impatience;
- 9 – revealing deception in relationships;
- 8 – declaration of love from an old acquaintance;
- 7 – impossibility of choosing one person from all;
- 6 – a joint adventure that will awaken cooled feelings;
- 5 – lack of understanding of the feelings of another person;
- 4 – enjoyment of the veneration of others;
- 3 – increase in vitality;
- 2 – inability to find harmony in your emotional state.
The meaning of the Queen of Cups in various readings
For career and work
Your unsurpassed intuition will be the key to the success of all work.
A person will be able to achieve considerable heights in creative professions related to music, poetry, literary creativity, theatrical career, film industry and others. In addition, it will be able to be implemented in areas aimed at restoring mental balance and peace, health and beauty - psychological and social assistance, spa services, meditative practices and more. It is extremely difficult for the Queen of Cups to realize herself as a leader; it is difficult for her to defend her interests. However, a favorable atmosphere in the team, resolution of all kinds of conflict situations peacefully is guaranteed. Its main drawback is poor elaboration of further actions, lack of clear planning and the desire to take the easy way out.
For finances and property
An atmosphere of comfort, tranquility, internal and external security reigns around the questioner. Neighboring cards will help you find out how well financial issues will turn out (more likely to be subject to intuitive decisions). Since the Queen of Cups is constantly in the clouds, finances are her weak point, where an assistant is definitely required.
For love and relationships
Queen of Cups Tarot, meaning in relationships describes a person capable of sincere, sometimes even sacrificial love. This person devotes a lot of time to relationships; he chooses a companion based on what his heart tells him, not his mind. An honest, wise, gentle woman who will be a very good friend. As a relative, she can give reasonable advice.
The Queen of Cups as a symbol denotes only emerging feelings that have not yet become stronger. However, this origin of attachment is the foundation for the emergence of strong and deep feelings, when you experience an inexplicable craving for a partner, attraction and desire to merge into one whole.
For health status
The card indicates the body’s susceptibility to diseases associated with edema, poisoning, and intoxication. Indicates disturbances in psychosomatics due to strong emotional shocks, stress, and sometimes a tendency to attribute non-existent symptoms to oneself.
Love and relationships
In a relationship reading, a straight card is a good sign. Mutual understanding reigns in the couple, there is comfort and tranquility in their home. All the emotions that the fortuneteller and his partner show are real.
For those couples who have been in a relationship for a long time, the card can predict a transition to a new level: a marriage proposal, the conception of a child, etc. For a family man, such a lasso will become a symbol of a strong and reliable union.
An inverted lasso means difficulties. Despite all the efforts of the fortuneteller, this relationship cannot even be called good. A lot of lies and treachery on both sides destroy the couple.
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Council of the Queen of Cups
You need to pay attention to revealing the best feminine qualities in yourself, even if you are a man. The desire to help those in need, kindness, sensitivity, tenderness and compassion adorn a person of any gender. It would do you good to immerse yourself in your own feelings, thoughts, experiences and enjoy them. You should develop creativity and trust in everything that happens around you.
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The meaning of a reversed card
In its normal state, the Queen of Cups is a faithful wife, a virtuous mother, a wise woman; when inverted, she is her complete opposite: a quarrelsome, embittered woman, prone to aggression and hysterics out of nowhere.
Some Tarot experts attribute to her the qualities of a depraved, heartless, vicious and spoiled lady. Sometimes this is a woman who runs away from reality into her fantasies. Mistakenly relying on the search for harmony, she tries alcohol, drugs, promiscuity...
In classical literature, the Queen of Cups reversed is Anna Karenina, because one of the meanings of the card is: “a married woman of high social rank, offering her love to the questioner.”
However, even the inverted Lady of Cups is absolutely not characterized by rigidity, avoidance of unnecessary emotions, rejection and manipulation. Here, blaming others for one’s problems, mental torment and tossing, emotional instability, and blurred one’s own beliefs come to the surface. Exposure to scandals, participation in obscure matters. Dishonesty, unreliability. Illusions, wishful thinking. Imaginary feelings, groundless fears. Neighboring cards will help you understand the problems of a particular Lady.
Sometimes a card means the presence in life of a person who is not pretending to be who he seems, and it is worth thinking about what his moral principles are and whether he should be trusted. She also speaks of an obsessive desire to control other people’s affairs, a tendency to deliberately false methods, blackmail, dishonest tactics, and in general about a person’s dishonesty.
Straight position
In the traditional position, the lasso will become a symbol of a woman close to the fortuneteller. In his eyes, she is ideal both externally and internally. Sometimes the card can also symbolize a man, but he has an unusually soft, more feminine character. The main characteristics of the lasso are:
- tenderness;
- kindness;
- faith in people;
- gullibility;
- kindness;
- vulnerability;
- suspiciousness.
In the layout, the card will become an emotional definition of neighboring arcana. It can determine either the attitude of the fortuneteller himself towards a certain person or situation, or the attitude towards the fortuneteller on the part of the person he has guessed.
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