Card 38 • cups

Three of Cups

Brief Description

The Three of Cups celebrates friendship, communal warmth, and the uplifting reflection of self that occurs among close companions. Genuine affection and mutual appreciation make people feel seen and beautiful. The card encourages enjoying the comfort and joy of being with friends and proactively arranging gatherings when needed. Reversed, it can indicate exclusionary cliques, feeling left out, or excessive partying that undermines authentic connection.

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Divinatory meaning

There is just something about hanging out with friends that has a sparkle all its own. Being appreciated for who you are and appreciating others simply for being them generates a warmth and acceptance that radiates outward. When you are with your people, you feel like your best self because you are being reflected back to yourself through your friends' eyes. Genuine affection has a way of making people beautiful.

Advice

Enjoy the comfort and joy of being with friends. If you have no immediate plans, arrange something and get a booster shot of feel-good vibes.

Reversed

Mean cliques, feeling left out, too much partying.

Visual Description

Three women in flowing white dresses stand in a close circle, raising gilded cups together above their heads. Pink roses fill the foreground while rose petals drift through the air. A large luminous circle and radiating lines occupy the pale blue sky behind them, and long ribbons and floral accents decorate their hair and gowns. The top border shows the Roman numeral III inside a small roundel.

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✍️ Deck author(s): Barbara Moore, Rann

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