Three of Cups card

A celebration of light and love

Supporting / Blocking Tarot Card

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The card is supportive and symbolizes success. It emphasizes the importance of celebrating achievements to enhance them. It’s a card of genuine celebration after receiving results.

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Relationships

Career

Finances

The Meaning of The Card

The Three of Cups represents joy and celebration. It reflects the successful achievement of a goal after investing thought and effort. The card suggests that the querent has found the right path and has managed to guide their emotional or business partner to a place where they can advance themselves. At each stage of the process, the querent is a step ahead of their partner.

Three of Cups card: The Meaning of The Symbols

Card Symbols	Symbol Meaning
Chalice	Represents the element of water; water is an emotional component and a symbol of femininity. The chalices resemble the nurturing female womb.
Wreath	Circle, completeness, infinity, harmony, victory, new beginnings and endings, health, and beauty.
Three Dancing Women	The dancing women symbolize joy and abundance given to a person by nature. The raising of the cups symbolizes blessing and success.
White Robe	Symbolizes purity, innocence, and simplicity.
Red Robe	The color red symbolizes sensuality, passion, action, life, and strength.
Orange Robe	Abundance, fertility, love, creation, creativity, and inspiration. Orange symbolizes joy and happiness, sexuality, flexibility, and creativity. It also expresses an inclination towards art. Represents feminine intuition.
Vine	Spirituality, joy, celebration, fertility, processes of change and fermentation, loss of control.
Grapes	The fruits symbolize the fruits of success, fertility, abundance, and blessing.
Light Blue Background	Sky, spirituality, endless possibilities, and eternity.

Mythology

The card represents joy and celebration, even when not all details are known. It reflects the idea of finding happiness and contentment in the present circumstances, much like Psyche, who lives in luxury and bliss despite the restrictions imposed on her.

Representation of the Card in a Reading

In a tarot reading, the Three of Cups represents the outcome achieved after dealing with the disillusionment from the Ace and its inherent completeness. It reflects the understanding gained from facing reality and the absence of perfection. The Three of Cups indicates the result, whether good or bad, of one’s efforts. The number three symbolizes the child born from the union of the masculine and feminine principles—it embodies the fruits of struggle, learning, and integration. This card signifies joy and celebration, emphasizing the importance of celebrating successes as it connects the individual with the universe’s abundance.