Ace of Cups Tarot Card Meanings
Ideas: Emptiness, recharging of spirit, soul-searching
Traits: Apathetic, cold, discontented, insensitive, practical, rational, realistic, secretive, unlovable
Emotions: Annoyance, disappointment, frustration, insecurity, irritation, rejection
- Actions:
- Finding love within yourself first
- Following your head instead of your heart
- Hiding your feelings
- Improving your imagination
- Recharging your spiritual battery
- Seeking what feeds your soul
Ideas: Intuition, motivation, new relationship, spirituality
Traits: Calm, deep, felicific, generous, gentle, genuine, helpful, pure, warm
Emotions: Affection, bliss, caring, compassion, contentment, fondness, liking, satisfaction, tenderness
- Actions:
- Accepting and returning affection
- Getting in touch with what motivates you
- Listening to the still, small voice
- Opening yourself to spirit
- Starting a new relationship
- Taking advantage of an opportunity to express love to others
- Trusting your feelings
Ideas: Idealization, obsession, waste
Traits: Complacent, distractible, dreamy, fanciful, impractical, irrational, overimaginative, self-indulgent, unrealistic
Emotions: Hysteria, infatuation, neglect, pity, pride, sympathy
- Actions:
- Becoming a puppet of your own emotions
- Indulging in hysteria or obsession
- Refusing to act on your ideals
- Replenishing others’ emotional energy by draining yours
- Taking love for granted
- Wasting your empathic potential
Ace of Cups’ Advice
Personal Growth
How comfortable are you with expressions of emotion? Of faith? This card challenges you to be more open with both. A centered person freely shares what he or she feels, and a truly spiritual person can share his or her faith in natural, non-aggressive ways. Give both a try.
Relationship
This is an opportunity to set logic aside and allow actions to be guided by feelings alone. Irrational? Perhaps. But in certain matters, logic does not apply. Be romantic. Be spiritual. This moment is a chance to see romance as an expression of spirituality, and vice-versa.
Career
How fulfilling is your work? If you’re going through the motions, this card challenges you to get back in touch with what delights you. Find a way to integrate your labor with your dreams. If you’re already fulfilled, watch for an opportunity to take your satisfaction to the next level.
Spirituality
On rare occasions, Heaven opens, and the Hand of God offers us the opportunity to experience unexpected spiritual highs. Pay close attention to the events around you; one is a seed—an opportunity to be uniquely and totally immersed in the work and power of Spirit.
