Suit of Cups
The Cups are the Water suit. Emotions, relationships, intuition, and what the heart wants.
Water · 14 cards, Ace to King
All 14 Cups cards
About the suit of Cups
Cups cards go into feelings, relationships, and emotional life. They describe your inner world, how you feel, how you love, and how you connect with other people on an emotional and spiritual level.
Themes
Emotions and feelings
The full range, from joy to sorrow, contentment to heartbreak.
Love and relationships
Romance, partnership, family bonds, and friendship.
Intuition and dreams
Inner knowing, sensitivity, and what the subconscious is saying.
Creativity and imagination
Artistic expression and the emotional side of making things.
The element of Water
As a Water suit, Cups energy is fluid, receptive, and healing. Water takes the shape of its container, flows around obstacles, and can be gentle or powerfully transforming. It governs the emotional and spiritual side of life.
Cups in a reading
Cups usually point to matters of the heart, emotional wellbeing, and how relationships are going. They ask how you feel, what you long for, and whether the people around you are nourishing you. Several Cups in one reading mean the emotional story is the main story.
