THE CUPS/WATER CARDS

A grid illustrating different numbers of water cups with corresponding symbols representing the water element in astrology. Top row shows the ace of water, middle row shows two, three, and four of water, and bottom row shows five through ten of water, each with celestial symbols and human figure icons.

Cups/WATER CARDS - Emotional Life

  • Chakra: sacral

  • Anatomy: chest, pelvis, feet,

  • Sense: taste

  • Body response:  smooth and flowing

  • Emotions: letting go/attachment  

  • Color: orange

  • Keywords: emotional, love, relationship, connect, flowing, receptive, nurturing, merging

Water Element + Chakra

Cups/Water cards are about emotions, relationships and human feelings. Cups/Water indicators are mainly about love relationships. They signify connecting, flowing and nurturing. Cups/Water cards are portrayed with chalices or hearts. Cups/Water cards are often about the relationship of mother to child, lovers, or individually, about connecting our feet to the ground.

Cups/Water cards may also indicate the occult or addictions.  They signify the quest or search for the Universal or the Divine. Cups/Water influence the need of boundaries. They also indicate flow. Cups/Water need a container to hold, encompass, and form emotional and energetic content, as Water Element is a liquid quality.

From Chapter 9:  Tarot and the Chakras