Three of Cups

Three women raise their cups in a dance among fruit and flowers. It stands for friendship, shared celebration and support from a group.

Upright

• friendship
• celebration
• community
• joy

Three women raise their cups in a dance among fruit and flowers. It stands for friendship, shared celebration and support from a group.

Reversed

• gossip
• overindulgence
• isolation
• cancelled plans

Gossip, excess, or feeling left out of the circle. Reversed, the card can warn about indulgence or falling-outs.

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 Three of Cups it is Mercury in Cancer. The suit's element, water, comes from Cups.

Its number reduces to 3, which numerology associates with expression, creativity, sociability. See every card that reduces to 3.

Yes or no

In yes or no tarot, Three 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.