King of Cups
The King of Cups embodies a mature, loving, and emotionally balanced individual who offers unconditional love, compassion, and steadfast support. It signifies emotional maturity, responsibility, honesty, loyalty, and the nurturing strength of love that brings contentment, health, and success. When reversed, the card warns of a lack of compassion, disloyalty, dishonesty, withheld emotional support, or difficulty expressing love, which can lead to conflict, breakup, or poor health. Magickally, the card is used to attract lasting, mature love, increase loyalty and gentleness, open the heart, or represent a loving father and the power of compassion.
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Description
A mature, loving, kind individual; unconditional love; a person who offers help; a loving father; a compassionate and loyal soul; true, mature, and stable love; one who is in love; gentleness; a person who is comfortable with their emotions; honesty and loyalty; responsibility in caring for others; good health; strength; love and compassion; contentment; a true heart; kindness; emotional maturity; a supportive person who nurtures one's softer side; the strength and power of love; a life well lived; success is gained; taking pleasure in the joys and triumphs of those around you; great success and renown.
Reversed
A lack of compassion; disloyalty; dishonesty; a person whom the card represents is troubled or is causing trouble; poor health; the holding back of emotional support; a father who has trouble expressing love for his children; an argument or a breakup in a romantic relationship; a need to nurture one's softer side or a need to be willing to be more open emotionally.
Magickal Uses
Use in romance magick to attract mature and lasting love, to increase loyalty, to encourage gentleness, to open the heart, or to bring success. Can also be used in spells to represent a loving father, to symbolize the strength of love, or to represent compassion.
Visual Description
An elderly crowned man sits on an ornate throne at the water's edge, holding a goblet in his right hand and a long trident in his left. The throne is carved with dolphin motifs and has a red, heart-shaped back; he wears a blue robe, a green cloak, and a gold chain with a jewel. He smiles gently, his bare feet resting in shallow water where starfish and ripples are visible, while misty trees and reeds frame the background. A banner at the bottom of the image reads 'King of Cups.'
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