Cups: the element of Water; the direction West; the season of Summer; the realm of Emotion.
Cups represent emotional activity, feeling, the subconscious mind, beauty, desire, spirit, fertility, abundance, the second stage of development.

Ace of Cups
Positive Aspects: New beginning in love; new residence, happiness, or pleasure; good health; beginning of peace and happiness; good news.

Reversed Aspects: No new love; emotional instability; loss or separation; upsetting news; stagnation in emotional matters; quarrels with friends.

Two of Cups
Positive Aspects: Potential for an engagement, marriage, or pregnancy/birth; plans for the future; healthy emotional relationship; trusting intuition; sexual compatibility.

Reversed Aspects: Superficial love that won't last; loss or separation; divorce; unhealthy emotional relationship; sexual incompatibility; unbalanced emotional state.

Three of Cups
Positive Aspects: Happiness in personal endeavors; good times with friends; emotionally upbeat; plans for a marriage, engagement, birth or travel; creativity through the arts, music or literature.

Reversed Aspects: Unhappiness in live; an emotional drain, depression, or loss; friendship at an end; loneliness; overindulgence.

Four of Cups
Positive Aspects: Old patterns must be released; overcome depression with a new attitude; learn from the past, but don't dwell on it; a need for emotional balance.

Reversed Aspects: An unhappy love affair; stuck in old patterns of thought; fear of commitment or rejection; unrealistic expectations; disappointment in love; boredom.

Five of Cups
Positive Aspects: False love brings emotional discontent; broken marriage or romance; ignorance in love; a fickle lover; liquor or drug problems; memories of the past still hurt.

Reversed Aspects: Lack of belief in love; fear of the future; no trust in a relationship; an emotional drain regarding family or loved ones; frustration; turning away from all emotional involvements.

Six of Cups
Positive Aspects: Making intelligent choices in relationships; happy emotional affairs; friend or lover from the past; gift from an admirer; responsibilities in family matters; desire for new love.

Reversed Aspects: Indecision in love or marriage; irresponsible actions in relationships; loss, separation, or divorce; illness caused by stressful events; lack of growth or harmony.

Seven of Cups
Positive Aspects: Victory in love; daydreaming; mental control of emotions brings balance; desire for emotional completeness; seek for guidance from within.

Reversed Aspects: Defeat through love or emotional needs; little faith in inner resources; anger and jealousy; physical needs more important than emotional and mental needs.

Eight of Cups
Positive Aspects: Overcoming temptations and desires; letting go of past emotional experiences; changing attitudes regarding love and relationships; searching for true emotional happiness.

Reversed Aspects: Conceit and egotism; failing to hold emotions more important than physical libido; clinging to an old love to the exclusion of all else; substituting sex for love.

Nine of Cups
Positive Aspects: Wisdom in love and emotions; recognizing the difference between true love and false; healing through love; self-confidence in relationships; psycho-sexual fulfillment.

Reversed Aspects: Inexperience; conceit; unenlightened in emotional matters; stagnant and stubborn regarding emotional matters and relationships.

Ten of Cups
Positive Aspects: Happiness and harmony; joy in home and family; new cycle in family relationships; emotional well-being; potential for good fortune realized.

Reversed Aspects: Problems with children and the family; unhappy relationships; broken promises and tears; an emotional drain from family matters; divorce or separation; overindulgence results in ill-health.