Knight of Cups
The Knight of Cups embodies passionate idealism and romantic imagination, often caught between innocence and maturity. He tends to live in his head, enamored with ideas and concepts more than practical realities, which can lead to theatrical behavior and unwitting self-indulgence. He is loyal, intuitive, and may bring invitations or opportunities, but his convictions can be immature and his moods changeable. Reversed, the card cautions against trickery, hypocrisy, unreliability, and selfish manipulation.
Keywords
Keyword
Passionate Idealism
Description
A young man sits dramatically in a fountain, caught somewhere between the innocence of childhood and the maturity of adulthood. Lacking much real-life experience, the Knight of Cups lives in his head and is passionately in love with concepts and ideas, mistaking them for real life. He has acquired some knowledge and he wants to share, but his need to impress and to be perceived as wise and poetic drives him to even more theatrics. Intense loyalty to friends and family, he vacillates between emotions as his ideals collide with reality.
Meaning
idealism, particularly around love and romance; unwitting self-indulgence; passionate (but immature) conviction; intuition; an impending opportunity; an invitation; moodiness
Reversal
trickery, a scam or gimmick, hypocrisy, selfishness, one who is unreliable, subtlety
Visual Description
A pale figure sits cross-legged on the edge of a ledge with water cascading both behind and below them, forming a curtain of vertical streams. A single cup rests balanced on the top of the figure's head. The person wears loose, muted robes and turns their face slightly to the side with a contemplative, distant expression. The palette is soft and misty, dominated by greys, washed blues and whites, giving the scene an ethereal, quiet atmosphere.
Fountain tarot
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