Card 45 • cups

Ten of Cups

Brief Description

The Ten of Cups represents the lasting strength and stability found in family bonds, whether the family you were born into or the one you chose. It emphasizes that emotional fulfillment arises from accepting imperfections rather than chasing an idealized image of perfection. Security and resilience grow from mutual acceptance and the willingness to support one another during struggles. The card encourages appreciating real, sometimes messy, love and finding contentment in supportive relationships.

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Meaning

No matter what the circumstances, you can feel the strength and stability of your family, be it the one you were born with or the one you found for yourself. But this isn't some idealized Hollywood version of the perfect family; like all families, there are imperfections, but the strength comes from the acceptance of those flaws and the ability to reach out when someone is struggling.

Visual Description

A brightly colored framed poster of a smiling family—two adults and two children—stands centrally, the family posed beneath a rainbow. The poster's cheerful scene contrasts with a grim, dilapidated urban streetscape behind it: broken windows, scattered debris, and a slumped figure on the left. To the right a woman in revealing clothing leans against the wall, and a toppled picture with cup shapes hangs askew above. The lower edge shows littered pavement and part of a damaged car in the foreground.

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✍️ Deck author(s): Jesse Lonergan

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