Queen of Cups

UPRIGHT

The Queen of Cups sits on a throne at the water's edge, holding an ornate, closed cup. She gazes at it with the steady attention of someone who knows what is inside. She is emotional depth — the empath, the counselor, the woman whose presence calms the room. The card honors feeling held with grace.

REVERSED

Reversed, the Queen of Cups is empathy without boundary, or emotion that has flooded the throne. The card can name a person drowning in others' feelings, a caregiver who has lost herself in the care, or the querent's own struggle to feel without being unmade by what they feel.

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