Ten of Cups

This card represents a marriage or a successful new partnership. As the “happy family” draw, it can even represent a new birth. Expect harmonious relationships, joyous moments, and renewed romance. With this card, you feel peace in your surroundings. You empathize with those around you and connect with people on a intuitive level. There’s an endless well of laughter and joy, working together cooperatively, and deep understanding of each other. The Ten of Cups also signifies emotional strength in its wholeness. You’ve learned to listen to your emotions, so they don’t have unfair power over you anymore. You have to inner tools needed to deal with emotional difficulties that come up.

Ten of Cups Reversed

Something is interfering with the picture-perfect happiness portrayed in the upright version of this card. What causes an imbalance with the Ten of Cups reversed has to do with assertiveness, whether it’s a lack of or a tendency towards passive-aggressive gestures. This is the card of a relative who communicates in tone. “Sounds like you got lucky. Must be nice to be such a free-spirit.” While it sounds like a compliment, you know what they really want to say. It’s frustrating, but you have to kill them with kindness. Pretend you don’t understand tone and listen only the direct words they use. “Thanks! It really is,” is your response. When Ten of Cups is reversed, it indicates a false promise of a peace. You feel butterflies in your stomach, which is usually indicative of anxiety rather than joy. Someone lacks regard and sympathy for you, or in the case of a job prospect, will end up doing so eventually.