Queen of Cups

A throned feminine figure holds an elaborate lidded cup like a reliquary while cherubs adorn her throne and the sea moves quietly at her feet — the Queen of Cups is the one who has learned that her feelings are oracles, not emergencies. She sees people truly without losing herself to them. Bring what is in you to her; she will reflect it back honestly and kindly.

Emotional overwhelm, codependency, or the misuse of empathy as manipulation — the queen drowning in the sea she is supposed to steward. Alternatively, a hardened heart pretending mastery it has not earned through feeling.

✦ The Illustration

A throned feminine figure seated by a calm sea, holding an elaborate lidded and jeweled gold reliquary-cup in her lap, her throne adorned with small carved cherubs and flowing wave motifs.

✦ Affirmation

“My feelings are sacred intelligence; I honor them without being ruled by them.”