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Nine of Cups

Nine of Cups: A well-fed man sits contentedly on a bench with his arms folded, while behind him nine cups stand in an arc on a draped table.

The picture

A well-fed man sits contentedly on a bench with his arms folded, while behind him nine cups stand in an arc on a draped table.

The meaning

The man sits before his cups and is pleased with himself. The tradition calls the Nine of Cups the wish card. It stands for contentment, enjoyment and the feeling that things are good as they are. Readers take it as joy in what you have achieved.

Reversed

Reversed, it is read as contentment that is only on the surface, or too much of a good thing.

In love

In love it is read as happiness, enjoyment and a relationship in which you feel at ease.

At work

At work it stands for satisfaction with what has been achieved and a result that has come off.

As your card of the day

Today you may simply feel good. Enjoy something without first having to earn it.

The Nine of Cups is known as the wish card. Ask yourself today what it is you actually wish for.

Cups belong to water. By tradition they stand for feelings, relationships and whatever moves us inside.

Picture: Pamela Colman Smith, Rider-Waite-Smith tarot, 1909, public domain (Wikimedia Commons).