Uprightcontentment, satisfaction, wishes fulfilled, gratitude
Reverseddissatisfaction, smugness, materialism
Upright meaning
The Nine of Cups is known as the wish card. It represents contentment, satisfaction and wishes coming true. It points to emotional and material well-being and enjoyment of life.
Reversed meaning
Reversed, it can show dissatisfaction, smugness or the sense that a wish fulfilled did not bring happiness.
What the card shows
A satisfied man sits with crossed arms in front of a curved table on which nine cups stand in a row.
As your card of the day
Contentment is within reach today. Appreciate what you have achieved and allow yourself to feel satisfied. A wish may come true.
“I am grateful, content and open to my wishes.”
Enjoy a small treat and savor it fully.
Questions
What does Nine of Cups mean in tarot?
The Nine of Cups is known as the wish card. It represents contentment, satisfaction and wishes coming true. It points to emotional and material well-being and enjoyment of life.
What does Nine of Cups reversed mean?
Reversed, it can show dissatisfaction, smugness or the sense that a wish fulfilled did not bring happiness.
Is Nine of Cups a yes or no card?
Yes. Yes; the wish card.
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.