Four of Cups Tarot Card Meaning
Keywords: apathy · contemplation · missed opportunity · re-evaluation
What you see on the card
A young man sits cross-legged with arms folded under a tree, looking down at three cups on the grass in front of him. A hand from a cloud on the left offers a fourth cup, but he is not looking that way.
Four of Cups upright
Arms folded before three familiar cups, not seeing the fourth one being offered — apathy is hiding an opportunity
Four of Cups reversed
Waking up from the apathy and finally noticing the gift that has been in front of you
In love and relationships
In love, the Four of Cups shows boredom or emotional withdrawal — looking at what you already have and feeling nothing, while a new offer of affection goes unnoticed. Reversed, you begin to wake up and see the gift in front of you.
In career and money
At work, it suggests feeling unmotivated or unimpressed by the options, and possibly missing a real opportunity because of it. Take a fresh look at what is being offered before you decline.
As advice
As advice: lift your eyes from the three familiar cups. Ask yourself what is being offered right now that you have not looked at properly.
In a reading, a card is never read alone: its position, its orientation and the cards beside it change what it says.
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