What does the King of Cups tarot card mean?

The traditional meaning of the King of Cups appearing in a spread is receiving wise advice, comfort, and support. This is a friend of the querent, a benefactor ready to listen and assist. There is someone who wants to help or will agree to do so if asked, because they are kindly disposed toward the affairs and concerns of the querent and have the necessary means and connections to change the situation for the better. Often, the King of Cups is the significator of a figure who treats the querent with a paternal attitude, like a supportive and loving elder. The card can point to someone for whom the querent feels genuine affection and trust, and who approaches their affairs and concerns with understanding. Regardless, this is an endearing personality, highly unlikely to be capable of base deeds. Their typical manifestations are empathy (the ability to share another's feelings), selfless help, and courtesy. The typical roles of the King of Cups are a good friend, a loving husband, a caring father, and a generous patron.

What does the King of Cups reversed mean?

The Reversed King of Cups generally responds clearly to a truly destructive emotional process, a path of self-destruction, and especially alcoholism. This is a person who has lost control of his feelings, an addict suffering from addictions and drowning in his own subconscious, as if in a sea. Psychoemotional disorders, depression, and mood swings are possible.

What does the King of Cups mean in love?

The traditional meanings of the King of Cups are the husband or wife of the querent. Based on this alone, the card can be interpreted as favorable for matters of the heart. In a broader sense, it describes an enriching experience of tenderness, sensitivity, and love, being captivated by charm, deep feelings, and soulful warmth. As a mature expression of the suit, the King of Cups personifies the wealth and depth of feelings. He is in harmony with his experiences and knows how to express them. He symbolizes love, but the kind whose foundation is not so much emotions as devotion, affection, and trust, the ability to submit and to give. He is impossibly romantic, but his romanticism differs from the romanticism of the Knight of Cups to about the same extent that Claude Lelouch's "A Man and a Woman" differs from Pierre Gaspard-Huit's "Christine" or the "Hallelujah of Love" from the play "Juno and Avos" differs from the "Pink Evening" performed by "Laskoviy Mai".

What does the King of Cups mean for career?

This Arcana speaks of using creative giftedness, thoughtfulness, and intuition to develop one's own career. Wisdom, diplomacy, and the ability to provide support by correctly assessing the situation can bring commercial success or simply be a successful path of self-realization. Examples include a lawyer, a priest, a family doctor, an occult mentor, a life coach, a mediator, or a psychologist. In any case, the card describes a certain business or enterprise that can be characterized much more as being "for the soul" than "for the money."

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