Tarot·Trainer
The Deck
King of Cups
Cups

King of Cups

  • Fair man
  • man business
  • law
  • divinity

Divinatory Meanings

Fair man, man of business, law, or divinity; responsible, disposed to oblige the Querent; also equity, art and science, including those who profess science, law and art; creative intelligence.

Waite's Symbolic Description +

He holds a short sceptre in his left hand and a great cup in his right; his throne is set upon the sea; on one side a ship is riding and on the other a dolphin is leaping. The implicit is that the Sign of the Cup naturally refers to water, which appears in all the court cards