Two of Cups
Cups · Minor Arcana

Two of Cups

UnionPartnershipMutuality
Core Meaning

A bond grows through shared feelings, trust, and emotional exchange.

Upright Meaning

The Two of Cups represents love, friendship, union, harmony, mutual attraction, and emotional connection. It suggests two people or forces meeting with openness, sympathy, and shared feeling.

Reversed Meaning

Reversed, the Two of Cups points to imbalance, misunderstanding, emotional distance, or a connection that needs clearer emotional honesty. It asks both sides to return to mutual respect, trust, and open communication.

Symbolism

A man and woman exchanging cups symbolize love, friendship, intimacy, alliance, and mutual commitment.

The caduceus and lion’s head above the cups suggest union, harmony, vitality, and sanctified desire.

The card emphasizes reciprocity: feeling, attraction, sympathy, and balanced exchange within relationship.

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