Four of Cups tarot card meaning
Minor Arcana, Cups · Water · Moon in Cancer · Yes or no: no
Four of Cups upright
Keywords: apathy, contemplation, missed offers, discontent
This card points to sitting with what you have and feeling flat about it. It asks you to notice the cup being offered that you have not looked at. Boredom is sometimes a signal that the good thing is just outside your gaze.
Four of Cups reversed
Keywords: renewed interest, acceptance, coming out of withdrawal
Reversed, the Four of Cups suggests waking up from apathy and noticing what is being offered. It asks you to accept the new cup with fresh eyes. Interest is returning, and so is appetite.
Four of Cups in love
Upright: Taking the relationship for granted, or feeling unmoved, may be hiding an offer of real connection.
Reversed: Renewed appreciation helps you see the affection that was there all along.
Four of Cups for career and work
Upright: Restlessness and disinterest make it easy to miss an opportunity that is being handed to you.
Reversed: Motivation returns and a chance you had ignored starts to look worth pursuing.
Symbols
- the figure seated under the tree with arms crossed: withdrawal and refusal
- the three cups on the ground: what is already there, unappreciated
- the fourth cup offered from a cloud: the gift not yet noticed
- the grass and tree: a comfortable place that has become too comfortable
A question to sit with: What is being offered to you that you have not yet looked at?