Uprightcompassion, emotional security, intuition, care
Reversedemotional insecurity, self-neglect, codependence
Upright meaning
The Queen of Cups represents compassion, emotional depth and intuition. She is caring, calm and understanding. It points to emotional security and the ability to support others.
Reversed meaning
Reversed, she can show emotional insecurity, neglecting one's own needs or codependence.
What the card shows
A queen sits on a throne at the water's edge, holding an ornate closed cup and gazing at it.
As your card of the day
Your empathy is a gift. Care for others, but remember to care for yourself too. Trust your emotional wisdom.
“I care for others and for myself with compassion.”
Make time to listen to someone, or to your own feelings.
Questions
What does Queen of Cups mean in tarot?
The Queen of Cups represents compassion, emotional depth and intuition. She is caring, calm and understanding. It points to emotional security and the ability to support others.
What does Queen of Cups reversed mean?
Reversed, she can show emotional insecurity, neglecting one's own needs or codependence.
Is Queen of Cups a yes or no card?
Yes. Yes; trust your feelings.
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.