| Arcana | Minor |
| Suit | Cups |
| Element | Water |
| Attribution | Mercury in Cancer |
3 of Cups
Three of Cups
In shortHappiness that needs other people in the room.
Upright
friendshipcelebrationcommunityshared joyreunion
This is friendship and celebration — a reunion, good news shared, a night everyone remembers. It also covers creative collaboration. Where it turns up, the medicine is company: see your people.
Reversed
overindulgencea third partysocial drainisolation from your people
The party has a problem. Overdoing it, gossip, a third person disrupting a pair, or social obligation that drains you instead of filling you up. It can also point to drifting away from the people who would restore you, usually slowly and without any argument.
In the pictureThree women dance in a circle, cups raised to touch above them. The ground is heavy with harvest — pumpkin, vine, fruit. Their circle is closed and complete; the joy is not seeking an audience.
The turn
Make the plan with the people who fill you. Actually put it in the calendar.