Our expert tarot advisors are ready and willing to help you gain clarity on a range of topics. Cartomancers would look to the cards to give them clarity on a range of questions seeing them as a powerful tool for divination. This form of fortune-telling is known as cartomancy and has been around since the 14 th century when traditional card decks appeared in Europe. You know that you must trust in your partner for the relationship to move forward, but, for the time being, you are holding back.If you are familiar with tarot cards, you might also know that you can do intuitive readings with playing cards. In a relationship reading, the reversed Ace of Cups can show that you are withholding your emotions for fear of getting hurt. If you are not ready to share your emotions – that's okay! You can find ways to release them privately, through journaling, creative projects, movement, or screaming your frustration and anger out in the car. However, be careful that you do not create an internal blockage by repressing how you feel. You may worry that if you allow your feelings to flow, they might turn into an overwhelming flood that can’t be switched off. You may feel embarrassed or afraid of what might happen if you were to express your emotions. You have your reasons for keeping your feelings close and not wanting others to know what’s going on inside. On the flipside, the Ace of Cups reversed may be a sign that you are repressing your emotions, not wanting to express yourself fully to the outside world. You are exploring this part of yourself privately right now, and discovering how you can bring more intuition and flow into your life. The reversed Ace of Cups is a sign that you are in connection with your subconscious mind and attuned to your intuition. And the more you do this, the more you can exist in flow with life itself. So, before you send your love out to the world, send love to yourself, filling up every cell in your body with Divine love and happiness. In the reversed position, it speaks to love for oneself. Yes, this is the self-love card of the Tarot deck! In the upright position, the Ace of Cups is about love for all things. On a more metaphorical level, it may mean the birth of a new idea or a spark of inspiration – something in which you can invest a great deal of loving and creative energy. Look to the other cards in the reading for further confirmation, such as the Empress, Page of Cups or Four of Wands. And you will find that the more you give, the more you receive on multiple levels.įinally, the Ace of Cups can signify conception, pregnancy or birth. You have the power to share your inner radiance and positive energy, bringing great happiness to those around you. See this as a time of giving (not taking) and make the most of any opportunity to help others.
There is a generous, compassionate side to the Ace of Cups, too. The water in the card reflects the flow of emotion, and thus, the Ace of Cups suggests that the enthusiasm you two generate will get you fired up about yourself and life. Give yourself permission to open yourself to giving and receiving unconditional love, and you will notice that affection flows effortlessly when you are in this loving state of mind.
It is exciting – fluttery even – and you are so glad to have met someone with whom you can share a special connection. The Ace of Cups often represents a new relationship, be it a friendship, a new family connection or blossoming romance. Let your imagination and talent unfurl to new possibilities. You see fresh potential in allowing your creative juices to flow. At this point in your life, you are comfortable with who you are and happily express this part of yourself to others. You may be inspired to start a new project, take an art class or even engage in interpretative dance. This card often appears in Tarot readings when you are open to creative expression, especially when you can allow your emotions to shine through your endeavours. Will you take it? Will you say “Yes!” to Divine love and compassion, and will you run with it? The Ace of Cups carries the potential for spiritual and emotional fulfilment – but only if you embrace it with an open heart. As with all Aces in the Tarot, this card comes as an invitation. You are more receptive to creative opportunities, loving connections, and deep compassion for other living beings. Now is the perfect time for you to open your heart and experience the rich flow of emotion available to you right now. You receive love, you give love, you ARE love.
You are a vessel for deep, spiritual love from the Universe, and you can’t help but let that love flow through you and into the world. With the Ace of Cups, Divine love and compassion are pouring through you.