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King of Cups
Suit of Cups · Card 14
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Traditional meaning
A king rests on a stone throne upon a calm sea, holding a cup while a ship and dolphin pass behind him through the waves. The King of Cups signifies emotional maturity: deep feeling mastered and offered with steady generosity.
Reflection
May point toward the possibility of staying steady and kind even in turbulent emotional weather. What would meeting the next wave with that kind of calm make possible?
Relationships
Can invite steadiness, forgiveness, and love that does not need to control.
Career
May suggest leading with composure and lending calm counsel where others feel storm.
Growth
Often asks how you hold your own depths without being ruled by them.
Illustration: Pamela Colman Smith (1909), public domain.