Ace of Cups
Ace of Cups
A new wave of feeling is arriving: affection, compassion or creative inspiration. Let it move through you and see what it brings to life.
Love A new connection or a deepening of love is possible. Open your heart with care.
Work Work that touches the heart, or a caring team, brings renewed meaning.
Money Generosity and gratitude come to the fore. Give from a place of overflow, within your means.
Wellbeing Emotional renewal is possible. Let yourself feel and receive support.
Growth You are learning that your capacity to feel is a source of strength.
Feelings may be blocked or held back. Begin by offering kindness to yourself.
Love You may need to fill your own cup before sharing it.
Work Emotional fatigue may dull motivation. Reconnect with what you care about.
Money Avoid spending to soothe feelings. Look for gentler comforts.
Wellbeing If you feel empty, small acts of self-care can begin to refill you.
Growth Your inner world asks for attention and patience.
Symbols in the glass
- Overflowing cup abundant feeling, love freely given
- Five streams the senses awakened by emotion
- Descending dove peace, grace and gentleness
- Water lilies emotional openness and renewal
A hand emerges from a cloud holding a cup that overflows in five streams into a pond of water lilies. A dove descends toward the cup carrying a small wafer.
Deeper lore
- Element
- Water
- Astrology
- Aces carry no decan. In Book T the Ace is the root of the element and rules the polar quadrant of the heavens that its Princess (RWS Page) occupies.
- Golden Dawn title
- Root of the Powers of Water
- Number
- One, the seed: an overflowing source of feeling, love and intuition.
- Names
- Ace of Cups · As de Coupes · 圣杯王牌
Waite, 1911
Waite: "house of the true heart, joy, content, abode, nourishment, abundance". Reversed: "house of the false heart, mutation, instability, revolution".
What would it feel like to let love flow freely, in and out?
Ask Iris about this cardFor reflection and entertainment. Meanings follow the Smith-Waite tradition.