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Minor
Arcana - Cups
Cups representing emotions, feelings and spirituality.
They correspond to the Water element.
King: A fair man,
man of business, law or divinity who will help the Querent, art, science,
law, creativity. Reversed: Dishonest double dealing man, roguery,
injustice, vice, scandal, considerable loss.
Queen: A good
fair woman, honest devoted woman who will be of service to the Querent,
loving intelligence, successes, happiness, virtue, perfect spouse, good
mother. Reversed: A distinguished woman but one not to be trusted,
perverse woman, dishonour, depravity, vice.
Knight: Arrival,
an approaching messenger, advances, propositions, invitation. Reversed:
Trickery, artifice, subtlety, duplicity, fraud.
Page: A fair young
man who will render service to the Querent, news message, reflection,
meditation, study. Reversed: Inclination, seduction, deception,
artifice.
Ten (10): Contentment,
repose of the heart, perfect human love and friendship. Reversed:
Repose of the false heart, indignation, violence.
Nine (9): Concord,
contentment, victory, success, advantage, satisfaction. Reversed:
Truth, loyalty, liberty, but also imperfections.
Eight (8): Mildness,
timidity, humour, modesty, a matter that is not as important as first
thought. Reversed: Great joy, happiness, feasting.
Seven (7): Fairy
favours, reflection, sentiment, contemplation, nothing permanent or substantial.
Reversed: Desire, will, determination, a project.
Six (6): The past,
memories, looking back, childhood, things that have vanished. Reversed:
The future, that which will soon come to pass.
Five (5): Loss
but not total, inheritance, marriage but with frustrations or bitterness.
Reversed: alliances, affinity, ancestry, return.
Four (4): Weariness,
aversion, imaginary vexations, strange blended pleasure. Reversed:
Novelty, new instruction, new relations.
Three (3): Conclusion
of a large matter, happy issue, fulfillment, healing, solace. Reversed:
Expedition, achievement, end, pleasure of the senses.
Two (2): Mutual
love and passion, friendship, union, unity, interrelation of the sexes.
Reversed: Conflicting interests causing separation, disillusion.
Ace (1): House
of the true heart, joy, contentment, nourishment, comforting shelter.
Reversed: House of the false heart, revolution, disquiet.
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