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Queen of Cups, Rider-Waite-Smith
Minor arcana · Cups

Queen of Cups

The Queen of Cups holds a closed cup and contemplates it. She sits at the water’s edge, in a position that claims nothing.

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What the card shows

The Queen holds between her hands a closed and decorated cup, which she contemplates without letting it go. She sits at the water’s edge, feet near the sea, her gaze set on the cup.

Its light

Your sensitivity lets you understand the other without dissolving: you stay available, you listen without loading yourself, and you keep a clear limit between you and him.

Its shadow

Your empathy absorbs what belongs to others: you carry their emotions as a duty, you forget your limits, and confusion settles over what belongs to you.

Keywords

empathylisteningsensitivitydepthreceptivity

Notes on the symbolism

RWS. Queen of Cups. The closed chalice, unique among the court figures of the suit, points to a covered vessel that keeps its contents without pouring them.

What this card invites you to do

Give back what is not yours, listen without loading yourself, and keep a clear limit between what the other feels and what you feel.

A card does not decide for you.
It shows you where to look.

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