Three of Cups
Secret whisperLift your cup with friends; the harvest tastes sweeter shared.
Upright meaning
Upright keywordsfriendship, celebration, community, joy
Celebration with friends and community. Share your good news and enjoy the people who lift you up.
Reversed meaning
Reversed keywordsoverindulgence, gossip, isolation, a third party
Too much partying, or friction in a social circle. Choose your company — and your words — with care.
About the suit of Cups
Cups belong to Water: feelings, love, friendship, intuition and the imagination. They show what is happening in the heart and in your relationships.
Reading the Threes of the tarot
Threes bring growth: the first result of a union, expansion and creative expression.
In Waite’s own words (1910)
From A. E. Waite, The Pictorial Key to the Tarot, public domain. Original English text.
Divinatory meaning: The conclusion of any matter in plenty, perfection and merriment; happy issue, victory, fulfilment, solace, healing,
Reversed: Expedition, dispatch, achievement, end. It signifies also the side of excess in physical enjoyment, and the pleasures of the senses.
The picture
Maidens in a garden-ground with cups uplifted, as if pledging one another.
