Ace of Cups
Minor Arcana · Ace of Cups Water
At a glance
Upright: new loveemotional openingoverflowing feelings
Reversed: emotional blockrepressed feelingsemptiness
Ace of Cups — Upright Meaning
A hand offers a cup overflowing with five streams of water — love, in its purest form. The Ace of Cups is a new emotional beginning: a romance, a friendship, a wave of self-love, or a creative outpouring. Open your heart; something beautiful is being offered to you.
Ace of Cups — Reversed Meaning
Reversed, the Ace of Cups signals a closed or blocked heart. You may be suppressing feelings, avoiding intimacy, or feeling emotionally drained. Be gentle with yourself — the cup cannot be filled from an empty well.
About the Cups
Cups represent the element of Water: emotion, relationships, intuition, and matters of the heart. Cups cards reflect what you feel, who you love, and the tides of the inner world.
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