Ace of Cups
Affirmation
I listen to the counsel of my heart.
Symbolic Attributes
- Element:
- Arcana:Minor Arcana
- Suit:Cups
- Archetype:
- Numerology:1 (The Origin: the starting point, the seed, opportunity)
- Hebrew Alphabet:
Keywords
Description
The waters are beneath, and thereon are water-lilies; the hand issues from the cloud, holding in its palm the cup, from which four streams are pouring; a dove, bearing in its bill a cross-marked Host, descends to place the Wafer in the Cup; the dew of water is falling on all sides. It is an intimation of that which may lie behind the Lesser Arcana.
Light Meaning
- Trusting your feelings
- Opening yourself to spirit
- Accepting and returning affection
- Getting in touch with what motivates you
- Taking advantage of an opportunity to express love to others
- Listening to the still, small voice
Shadow Meaning
- Hiding your feelings
- Spurning an opportunity to love or be loved
- Numbing yourself to spiritual yearnings
- Rejecting the counsel of your heart
- Becoming a puppet of your own emotions
- Indulging in hysteria or obsession
Questions to Ask Yourself
- •What am I feeling right now?
- •How would I go about opening myself to spiritual guidance?
- •What motivates me the most - pleasure or pain? Why?
Personal Meaning
A time to form new connections. Pay close attention to strong feelings, intuitions, or gut reactions. Trust and follow your heart.
The seed of emotional awareness was planted. Connections blossomed and grew. It was a good time to trust and follow your heart.
The seed of emotional awareness is planted. A time to connect with self and others. Pay close attention to strong feelings, intuitions, or gut reactions. Trust and follow your heart.
Personal Reversed Meaning
It will be difficult to form new relationships, or for old ones to grow if you follow your present course.
The love energy of this card was being blocked. It was difficult to form or nurture relationships with others. Disconncted from your inner self.
The love energy of this card is being blocked at this time. Work to open yourself up in your relationships with others, and with yourself as well.
Fortune Telling
- •Romance is in the cards
- •A new relationship or marriage is just around the corner
- •Prayers are answered