Nine of Cups
Nine of Cups, minor arcana. contentment, satisfaction, gratitude, a wish granted.
A man sits in front of a row of nine cups on a curved table, arms folded and a satisfied look on his face. It is sometimes called the wish card.
Upright
- contentment
- satisfaction
- gratitude
- a wish granted
A man sits in front of a row of nine cups on a curved table, arms folded and a satisfied look on his face. It is sometimes called the wish card.
Reversed
- greed
- dissatisfaction
- smugness
- hollow success
Having what you wanted and finding it is not enough. Reversed, the card warns against complacency and the chase for more.
Not every reader uses reversals. Many treat a reversed card as the same theme, blocked, delayed or turned inward.
Astrology and numerology
In the Golden Dawn scheme that most modern decks follow, each numbered minor card from two to ten is given a planet in a sign. For Nine of Cups it is Jupiter in Pisces. The suit's element, water, comes from Cups.
Its number reduces to 9, which numerology associates with completion, compassion, idealism. See every card that reduces to 9.
Yes or no
In yes or no tarot, Nine of Cups counts as a yes when upright, and as a no when reversed. This follows a common convention and not a rule from the deck's makers.
Tarot is a tradition of symbolism. This page says what readers traditionally associate with the card. It does not predict anything and it is not advice.