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Cups · tarot

Ace of Cups

The cup offered and full. A feeling starting, or the capacity to feel it returning.

the root of WaterUpright & reversedFree
AceAce of Cups. A hand comes out of a cloud holding an overflowing cup, a dove descending into it with a wafer, five streams falling to a lily pond.Ace of Cupsthe root of Water
SuitCups · Water
RankAce
Book T calls itthe root of Water
ElementWater
What the card shows

A hand comes out of a cloud holding an overflowing cup, a dove descending into it with a wafer, five streams falling to a lily pond.

Upright
new feelingan openingoverflow

The cup offered and full. A feeling starting, or the capacity to feel it returning.

Reversed
closed offspilledheld back

Feeling pushed down, or given away before it was yours.

In love

The beginning of love, or forgiveness making room for it.

In work

Work that means something. Take the one you would do anyway.

Where this card comes from

The Golden Dawn gave every card a planet, a sign or an element, and the Rider–Waite–Smith deck was drawn to that system. That zodiac is tropical. This site’s astrology is sidereal, roughly 24° away, so Ace of Cups being the root of Water describes the card and not your chart.

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