SageTarot Journal
Page of Cups from the Rider–Waite–Smith tarot deck
ArcanaMinor
SuitCups
ElementWater
AttributionEarth of Water
Page of Cups

Page of Cups

In shortA sincere message, probably a bit awkward.

Upright

a tender messagecreative intuitionemotional opennesssurprise feeling

Something soft and surprising arrives from your inner world — news that touches you, an unexpected creative idea, or the willingness to be sincere without hiding behind irony. It is a little awkward and completely genuine. As advice: share the feeling before you have polished it.

Reversed

emotional immaturitymoodinessa message unsentcreative doubt

Feeling gets clumsy. Moodiness, sulking, a reaction out of proportion to the event, or a creative idea abandoned because the first attempt was bad. It can point to a message you have written and not sent.

In the pictureHe stands by the sea holding a cup from which a fish improbably rises, looking back at him. His response is bemused, not alarmed. His tunic is covered in lotuses; the sea behind him is choppy and alive.

The turn

Send the sincere message. Do not workshop it into safety first.