Three of Cups
Affirmation
I allow my actions to reflect my true emotions.
Symbolic Attributes
- Element:
- Arcana:Minor Arcana
- Suit:Cups
- Archetype:
- Numerology:3 (The Result: expression, productivity, output)
- Hebrew Alphabet:
Keywords
Description
Maidens in a garden-ground with cups uplifted, as if pledging one another.
Light Meaning
- Celebrating your feelings or connections with others
- Expressing joy through song, dance, or physical affection
- Working together with others who share your feelings
- Performing acts of service as a way of saying, I love you
- Embracing unconventional romantic arrangements
Shadow Meaning
- Mistaking giddiness for true affection
- Being dominated by manic emotions
- Expecting everyone to always feel the same way you do
- Demanding unreasonable support from friends or family
- Partying to a dangerous or unhealthy extent
Questions to Ask Yourself
- •What's worth celebrating in my life?
- •How can I demonstrate my feelings in appropriate ways?
- •What can I do to show my partner how I really feel?
Personal Meaning
Draw your friends and loved ones to you. Freely give and receive help and support. Celebrate the gift of friendship in your life and keep it alive.
A time when you were surrounded by loved ones and you felt embraced and happily content.
This is a time to draw your friends and loved ones to you. Perhaps you need support, or can give help to another. Celebrate the gift of friendship in your life and keep it alive.
Personal Reversed Meaning
Feelings of being alone and misunderstood. Do not withdraw into yourself. Reach out for others to restore a feeling of community.
A time when you felt alone and misunderstood. You might have withdrawn into yourself and shut others out.
You may be feeling alone and misunderstood. This is not a time to withdraw into yourself. Reach out for others to restore a feeling of community.
Fortune Telling
- •Unconventional romance is coming your way: a love affair with someone you've always dismissed