Sanwen
Queen of Cups聖杯皇后
The suit of Cups belongs to water: feelings, relationships, intuition and the inner life.
Upright meaning
Listen to others with empathy today, look after your own feelings too, and be a warm source of support.
Something to do today
- Listen fully to one friend today.
Reversed meaning
You may have taken on too many of other people's feelings and neglected your own needs. Set boundaries for your emotions.
Something to do today
- Pause your response to one thing that drains you emotionally today.
Love, work and health
Love
Upright: Tenderness and empathy carry the relationship, and your partner feels understood. Single, your warmth draws people who mean it.
Reversed: Putting their needs so far ahead that you lose yourself, or mood swings affecting things. Look after your own feelings, then the relationship.
Work and career
Upright: Good for work that needs empathy, such as counselling, care, customer service or leading people; your attentiveness earns trust.
Reversed: Absorbing colleagues' or clients' emotions is wearing you out. Draw boundaries and let go when the day ends.
Health and wellbeing
Upright: Care for yourself gently, through meditation, a warm bath or an emotions journal.
Reversed: Built-up emotional strain may affect your sleep; talk to someone you trust, or a professional, if you need to.
Health readings are everyday reminders, not medical advice; if you feel unwell, see a doctor.
About the card face
The card face is from the original 1909 Rider–Waite–Smith deck, drawn by Pamela Colman Smith and now in the public domain.