Cups
Cups-
Element: Water
Season: Spring, summer or autumn
Zodiac Signs: Cancer, Scorpio, and Pisces
Elemental Spirit: Merfolk; Undine
Human Experience: Emotional-the soul
Psychological Function: Feeling
Virtues: Hope, Love
Vices: Anger, Lust
Keyword: Receptivity
Highest Power: Love
Less or Absent Cups-Qualities that are lacking or need development
Emotional coldness or distaste
Emotional needs not being fulfilled
More or Excessive-Too much focus or overwhelmed by specific matters
Being smothered by others; over-possessiveness; emotional claustrophobia
Large family gathering; family reunion; big party
Having to manage several relationships at once
Emotional self-indulgence; being manipulative or petty; being a martyr
Weakened by: Wands
Strengthened by: Swords
Stable with: Pentacles.
Depicts-
Manifests in personal life. Denotes intuition based on intense feelings or bodily sensations. Not visions.
(+) Love, happiness, family celebration, partnerships, commitment, emotion, fantasy & surrealism. Reflects events and processes by which we become aware of our emotions & the different ways that we accept, repress or act on our feelings. Can portend blessings. Can reveal unconscious motivations that influence the matter in question. Also the need to satisfy soul needs.
Stands for the soul, the eternal essence, & the unconscious. Feelings & premonitions, inner voice & spiritual experiences. Inner perceptions & inner wisdom. Joy, grief, emptiness & fulfillment.
(-) Mood changes, dissatisfaction, relationship problems, emotional crises when one feels that their life has no meaning.
Traits-
(+) Emotional, artistic, creative, sensitive, nurturing, tender, pleasant, touchy-feely. Relationship-oriented, kind, friendly, companionable, romantic, impressionable, imaginative, caring, compassionate, empathetic, intuitive. Psychic responsive, aesthetic, concerned about the needs of others.
(-) Weak, unreliable, tearfully sentimental, angry, resentful, emotionally intense. Mood swings. Emotionally demanding due to deep insecurities. Their own emotions can be easily manipulated. Easily distracted. Indulges in too much wishful thinking. Difficulty in structuring their lives.
Areas of Influence:
Love in all its manifestations. Romance, marriage, infatuations, true friendships, erotic alliances. Includes love of animals, especially as pets. Love of home as a spiritual refuge. Passions for spiritual disciplines. Music, art, beauty, creative activities
Fertility, generosity, abundance of mind, body and spirit
Creativity involving color, taste, ambience, subtleties, comfort
Clairvoyance, psychic intuitions, hunches, dreams, spiritual guidance, spiritual healing, cleansing and rebalancing techniques, the unseen, and the unconscious mind.
Occupations-Counselor, artist, musician, psychic, welfare workers. Any job that deals with feelings.