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King of Cups

Minor Arcana · Cups

This is tarot, a different tradition from astrology. The card is drawn at random: nothing in the sky chooses it. It is a prompt for reflection and it predicts nothing.

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King of CupsCUPS
Tarot cardMinor Arcana · Cups

Traditionally read as emotional maturity: feeling held in balance with judgement, and calm under pressure. It is associated with diplomacy, generosity and the ability to stay steady while others are not.

  • composure
  • diplomacy
  • maturity
A question to sit withHow can I stay calm without pretending I feel nothing?
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Reversed

What the tradition associates with this card when it falls the other way up.

Reversed, traditionally read as composure that has become a lid. It is associated with feelings suppressed until they come out sideways, with moodiness in someone others rely on, and with influence exercised through emotion.

  • suppression
  • volatility
  • manipulation
A question to sit withWhat am I not saying in order to seem calm?

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