King of Cups
The King of Cups represents emotional maturity, wisdom, and compassionate leadership, embodying a steady presence amidst the tides of feeling. He encourages the management of one's emotions with care and generosity, guiding others with diplomacy and understanding. However, there is a warning against detachment or manipulation if his qualities are turned inward. Whether seen as an ally or a caution, he reminds you to be aware of your own emotional currents and to maintain kindness in your expressions.
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Visual Description
A crowned, bearded king sits on a throne formed of ocean waves, clad in flowing blue robes. He holds a golden cup in one hand and a staff in the other while fish and sea foam swirl at his feet. A luminous sun or orb and a star-speckled sky glow behind him, and the sea rises and falls around the throne. At the bottom of the card the title in Cyrillic reads 'КОРОЛЬ КУБКОВ.'
Meaning
The king sits steady amid the tides, a warm cup raised against the glow of moonlit waters; his robes whisper of depth and experience, and the sea hums with creatures that heed his calm. He tastes and keeps his own emotions as a sailor knows his provisions: with care, restraint and generosity, offering counsel and sympathy to the weary. In quiet moments he negotiates storms, guiding others with practiced diplomacy and emotional intelligence, a guardian of inner balance who can soothe or steady. Yet that same mastery can harden into detachment if turned inward, or into manipulation if his compassion becomes calculation; a well-ordered heart can become a fortress that hides loneliness. Upright, he invites steadiness, wise counsel, emotional maturity and compassionate leadership; reversed, he warns of moodiness, suppressed feeling, emotional manipulation or avoidance. Whether you encounter him as ally or caution, he asks you to tend your depths: know your own tides, speak with kindness, and do not mistake control for love without feeling. The sea around him reminds you that emotions move and change — learn to be the steady presence that lets them flow.
Visual Description
A crowned, bearded man sits on a throne set amid a roiling sea, his robes flowing into the blue-green waves. He holds a golden cup in one hand and a long staff in the other as fish and sea creatures swirl at his feet. Behind him a luminous orb and a swirling, star-filled sky cast a soft, watery glow; a banner with the title in Cyrillic appears at the card's base.
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