King of Cups
The King of Cups embodies a compassionate, emotionally mature figure—warm, diplomatic, and engaged as a supportive father or mentor. Upright, he represents understanding, tolerance, and a stable, involved presence serving as a good role model. Reversed, his qualities are distorted into indecision, aloofness, and poor judgment, or into extremes of being too giving or overly controlling. The card urges balanced emotional leadership and mindful boundaries.
Keywords
Card Name
King of Cups
Upright
Warm father, friendly man, good role model, understanding, tolerant, diplomatic, involved.
Reversed
Indecisive, aloof, poor judgment, too giving, controlling.
Visual Description
A seated king rests on a small square platform floating on green, undulating water beneath a starry night sky. He wears a tall white crown and a long striped robe over pale garments, with dark boots visible beneath his robes. In his hands he holds an ornate chalice that contains a small ship and water; the cup is decorated with dark round spots. Behind him a pale canopy or umbrella arches above, and small stars or lights dot the deep blue background.
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