Card 48 • cups

Queen of Cups

Brief Description

The Queen of Cups embodies empathy, intuition, and deep emotional attunement, especially in the context of performance. She draws inspiration from the feelings of the crowd and is responsible for setting the emotional pace and cues of an act. Before guiding others, it is essential to tune into and ground your own emotions so you do not impose them onto others. When you care for your emotional self first and then assist others, you create more genuine connections and attract friends and fans.

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Ally

Our performer is tuning into their inner Queen of Cups. This Queen is empathic, intuitive, and tends to connect on a deeply emotional level with all those around them. It is important before this performer takes the stage that they tune into their emotions, take stock of what they are bringing to the performance, and think about how they can set the emotional energy for the crowd. This is important, as this Queen draws their inspiration from the feelings of the crowd and from all the eyes that will soon be upon them. Therefore, it is this Queen's job to make sure the crowd follows the emotional cues of the act, including the rising and falling that occurs during the performance. This is the ride the Queen of Cups wants everyone in their orbit to take, including you. Knowing how you feel, and how others feel in your presence, is a skill, and an important one at that. Take a cue from the Queen of Cups, and get a read on the room before your performance begins.

Challenger

Getting ready to set the emotional pace of the performance can be overwhelming, especially if you have not grounded your own emotional energy first. The Queen of Cups can often forget to check their emotions before attending to others. This can lead to imposing their feelings onto a person or situation, and it is incredibly unhelpful, especially when it comes to performing and playing with others. A good Queen never pushes anything onto another person, especially their emotions. Therefore, as you step into your role as Queen, check how you feel and deal with yourself first, then go and assist others with their needs. You will make more friends and collect more fans if your emotional self has been attended to first.

Visual Description

A robed female figure in profile stands against a dark, star-speckled drapery, wearing scaled armor and a hooded headpiece. A delicate crown hovers above her head in a cloud of mist while a golden chalice with a star floats before her hands, which are gloved in gold. Wisps of luminous vapor and small stars surround the cup, and a red-toned face with closed eyes gives the scene a serene, contemplative air.

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✍️ Deck author(s): Leeza Robertson, Michael Joshua Tufts

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