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Queen of Cups, Rider-Waite-Smith deck

Tarot card meaning

Queen of Cups as feelings

They feel deep care, empathy and affection towards you.

  • empathy
  • intuition
  • care

How our meanings are written

▲Upright

They feel deep care, empathy and affection towards you. Their feelings are gentle, intuitive and sincere. They want to understand and support you.

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▼Reversed

They feel overwhelmed or hold back to protect themselves. Their care may turn into over-giving, or they shut down. They need space to look after themselves.

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Advice

Trust your intuition and care for others, including yourself. Be gentle but keep your boundaries.

Reversed: Stop over-giving. Step back, rest and attend to your own feelings.

A question to reflect on

Whose feelings am I carrying that are not mine?

Reversed: Where do my feelings end and other people's begin?

Queen of Cups: common questions

What does Queen of Cups mean as feelings?

They feel deep care, empathy and affection towards you. Their feelings are gentle, intuitive and sincere. They want to understand and support you.

What does Queen of Cups reversed mean as feelings?

They feel overwhelmed or hold back to protect themselves. Their care may turn into over-giving, or they shut down. They need space to look after themselves.

What advice does Queen of Cups give?

Trust your intuition and care for others, including yourself. Be gentle but keep your boundaries.

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