Cups · Minor Arcana
Knight of Cups
creativityromancecharmimaginationbeauty
A gentle knight on a slow white horse bears a cup before him like an offering. He is the romantic messenger — grace personified.
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Upright Meaning
Creativity, romance, charm, imagination, beauty, idealism.
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Reversed Meaning
Overactive imagination, unrealistic, jealous, moody, disillusionment.
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Symbolism
Fish decorate the knight's armor and his winged helmet — the marks of a soul who moves by feeling. His white horse advances slowly, deliberately. The cup is held before him as an offering or a question. He arrives as an invitation.
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Numerology
12
Knight — Quest
Purposeful motion — the archetype of the seeker crossing unknown terrain.
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Element
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Water
Emotion, intuition, love, the unconscious depths