King
King of Cups
King of Cups tarot card meaning
Cups · King
authority · water · feeling
Upright meaning
King of Cups brings authority, command and long experience into the field of feeling, relationship and intuition. Read as water energy at that stage: concrete, specific, and about something already in motion.
Reversed meaning
Reversed, it points to authority misused or abdicated — the same water theme, working against you rather than for you.
Love
Touches emotional depth: authority, command and long experience.
Career
In work, people and atmosphere at work at the stage of authority, command and long experience.
Advice
Practically: own the decision.
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