Queen of Cups
The Queen of Cups represents deep intuition, inner wisdom, and emotional sensitivity, often embodied by a nurturing, protective figure. She can signify an artist, medium, loving partner, mother, or anyone for whom home and family are central. Her gifts give her extraordinary insight and seductive influence, but they also allow for confusion and the potential to mislead — things are not always what they appear. The card advises balancing compassion and protectiveness with clear boundaries, and the Exploring the Card example (Narcissa) shows how quiet reserve and concealed feeling can be used to shield loved ones.
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Correspondences
Earth of Water
Keywords
Inner wisdom, intuition, deep emotions, confusion, things are not what they appear to be, the wise woman and the witch
Meaning
The Queen of Cups can signify a woman with a highly intuitive intelligence, a loving partner, an artist, a medium, a mother and protector, and someone to whom home and family are very important. She can strike her surroundings as a little bit of a witch, because of her amazing insights as well as her ability to seduce and mislead if she wishes.
Exploring the Card
Narcissa is the perfect choice for the Queen of Cups. She is fiercely protective of her husband and son and she even manages to lie convincingly to the greatest Legilimens who ever lived, the Dark Lord himself! Here she sits at rest facing sideways, because she is not out to challenge or engage the viewer. It is also an allusion to the fact that Narcissa always tried to stare straight ahead when Voldemort was around in Deathly Hallows, perhaps because she knew that she could only protect those around her if the Dark Lord never got to read her true feelings.
Visual Description
A seated woman in a flowing robe sits in profile holding a chalice in one hand and a slender wand or rod across her lap. Behind her is a large circular disk decorated with coiling serpents or sinuous forms. Ornamental, curving filigree frames the lower corners and the card has a dark border with a small glyph at the top and the title 'Queen of Cups' at the bottom. Her bare feet and detailed drapery of her gown are clearly visible against a simple interior background.
Harry Potter tarot
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