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Ten of Cups

Ten of Cups: A couple stand arm in arm and raise their hands towards a rainbow of ten cups; beside them two children dance, and a house stands by a river in the background.

The picture

A couple stand arm in arm and raise their hands towards a rainbow of ten cups; beside them two children dance, and a house stands by a river in the background.

The meaning

Beneath the rainbow stand a couple and two dancing children. The tradition reads the Ten of Cups as harmony, family happiness and belonging. It stands for relationships that hold, and a home in the widest sense. It is the card of quiet, lasting happiness.

Reversed

Reversed, it is read as unrest in family life, or an ideal that does not quite match reality.

In love

In love it is read as lasting love, family and shared happiness.

At work

At work it stands for a harmonious setting and work that fits the rest of your life.

As your card of the day

Being together counts today. Spend time with people who make you feel at home.

The Ten of Cups stands for belonging. Thank someone today who is part of your home.

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).