Nine of Cups

Cups · Minor Arcana

Nine of Cups

satisfactionemotional stabilityluxurywish fulfilled

A rotund, contented figure sits with arms folded before nine gleaming cups arranged on a shelf. This is the 'wish card' — desires fulfilled.

Upright Meaning

Satisfaction, emotional stability, luxury, wish fulfillment, contentment.

Reversed Meaning

Lack of inner joy, overindulgence, materialism, dissatisfaction.

Symbolism

Nine gleaming cups arranged on a cloth-draped shelf behind a satisfied, arms-folded figure. The cups face outward; he stares forward. Fulfillment has arrived — and yet something in the posture wonders what comes next.

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Numerology

9
Nine — Completion

Fulfillment, the wisdom earned at the end of a long journey.

Element

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Water

Emotion, intuition, love, the unconscious depths