Uprightapathy, contemplation, discontent, reevaluation
Reversednew awareness, acceptance, moving on
Upright meaning
The Four of Cups stands for apathy and discontent. Focused on what is lacking, one may overlook what is being offered. It points to contemplation, boredom or the need to reevaluate.
Reversed meaning
Reversed, it can show new awareness, renewed interest or accepting an opportunity that was previously ignored.
What the card shows
A young man sits under a tree with crossed arms, looking at three cups on the grass. A hand from a cloud offers him a fourth cup, which he seems not to notice.
As your card of the day
You may feel unmotivated or uninterested today. Look up from your thoughts: an opportunity may be right in front of you. Gratitude shifts perspective.
“I notice the gifts life offers me.”
Write down three things you are grateful for.
Questions
What does Four of Cups mean in tarot?
The Four of Cups stands for apathy and discontent. Focused on what is lacking, one may overlook what is being offered. It points to contemplation, boredom or the need to reevaluate.
What does Four of Cups reversed mean?
Reversed, it can show new awareness, renewed interest or accepting an opportunity that was previously ignored.
Is Four of Cups a yes or no card?
Maybe. Look closer before you decide.
Card pictures: the 1909 deck by Pamela Colman Smith (public domain). Meanings based on A. E. Waite's The Pictorial Key to the Tarot (1910), rewritten in modern language. For inspiration and reflection only.