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More Tarot Cups Cards:
Ace of Cups
2 of Cups
3 of Cups
4 of Cups
5 of Cups
6 of Cups
7 of Cups
8 of Cups
9 of Cups
10 of Cups
Page of Cups
Knight of Cups
Queen of Cups
King of Cups

Other Tarot Cards:
Major Arcana Cards
Suit of Cups
Suit of Pentacles
Suit of Swords
Suit of Wands

 

 

Ace of Cups

As with all "Aces", the Ace of Cups represents, a fresh start, new beginning, fresh opportunity, and positive creative force.
Aces in general herald new beginnings and opportunities.

The Ace of Cups conveys the theme of the gift and power of emotions. This card may indicate the beginning of a new flow of emotions into our lives. Indeed, in many decks (such as, for example, the Rider-Waite and Robin Wood Decks) the Ace of Cups card shows a cup that is overflowing - to represent the abundance of positive emotions signified by this card.

This card can also raise issues of nuturing ourselves and others. When this card appears in a spread it may invite us to identify how we can nuture ourselves more successfully.

 

Keywords summarising the possible meanings of this card include:

  • Abundance
  • Faithfulness
  • Fertility
  • Fulfillment
  • Love
  • Positive Outlook.

Remember that all of the Cups cards in the Tarot Deck have some energies in common. These include, for example, the overall association of the suit of Cups with emotional feelings. For further information, also read about the Suit of Cups in general.

Some texts include meanings for "reversed cards", which apply when the cards are shuffled in both order and orientation. This doubles the number of possible "cards" in the deck from 78 to 156. (In terms of the probabilities of obtaining results by chance alone, it is not a simple doubling as once a card has been drawn it cannot be selected again in the opposite orientation in the same reading.)

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