Four of Cups: tarot meaning, upright and reversed

A seated figure overlooks a cup offered from a cloud.

Upright

discontent · reflection

Pause to understand dissatisfaction before refusing what is offered.

Reversed

renewed interest · unrest

An opening may become visible after withdrawal or boredom.

In a reading

The position gives this card a particular task: a description of the situation, a challenge, or guidance. Read its image and meaning alongside the other cards and the question that brought them together.

Golden Dawn correspondence

Moon in Cancer, 20–30 degrees. This is the attribution in Book T.

Sources

A. E. Waite, The Pictorial Key to the Tarot. These notes are original interpretations of the Waite–Smith imagery, informed by that text.