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Two of Cups tarot card (Rider–Waite–Smith)

Two of Cups Tarot Card Meaning

Minor Arcana · CupsElement: WaterNumber: 2

Keywords: partnership · mutual attraction · union · harmony

What you see on the card

A young man wearing a red garland and a young woman wearing a wreath of leaves stand facing each other, their two cups touching. Above them is a staff with two snakes coiled around it and a winged lion's head. Green hills and a small house behind.

Two of Cups upright

Two cups meeting: a union of kindred hearts, love and partnership that flows evenly in both directions

Two of Cups reversed

The give and take is off balance; small rifts that need to be talked about early, before they grow

In love and relationships

In love, the Two of Cups is a card of mutual love and union — two people meeting as equals, attraction that flows both ways, a promise or a reconciliation. Reversed, the give and take is off balance and small rifts need to be talked about early.

In career and money

At work, it favours partnerships and collaborations built on mutual respect: a good co-founder, a client relationship that clicks, an agreement where both sides win. With money, joint ventures look promising.

As advice

As advice: meet the other person halfway. Say what you feel and listen to what they feel; a connection that is equal on both sides is worth protecting.

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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