Cups · Minor Arcana

Queen of Cups

Tarot Card Meaning

Queen of Cups tarot card from the Rider-Waite-Smith deck

Upright

  • compassion
  • emotional security
  • intuition
  • nurturing

Deep emotional intelligence and compassion guide you. Trust your feelings — they see what logic cannot.

Reversed

  • emotional manipulation
  • insecurity
  • codependency
  • martyrdom

Emotional depth becomes a weapon or a trap. Set boundaries to protect your sensitive heart.

Symbolism

A queen gazes into an ornate closed cup — the mystery of deep, guarded emotions.

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