Two of Cups

Two of Cups is one of the 56 minor arcana of the tarot, in the suit of Cups; in the Golden Dawn tradition it corresponds to Venus in Cancer.

The Two of Cups is two people offering each other a cup. It is a meeting of equals: attraction, respect and an exchange that goes both ways.

Symbols on the card

The two chalices

Feelings given and received equally.

The winged lion emblem

Passion lifted by care.

Eye contact

Being truly seen by another.

Number and suit

Twos bring duality: a choice, a partnership, two forces facing each other. Cups are water: feelings, relationships, intuition and imagination.

Upright meaning

A connection based on mutual respect is forming or deepening.

Love　Attraction, commitment, a partnership of equals.

Work　A good collaboration or agreement.

Inner life　Relate to yourself as kindly as to someone you love.

Reversed meaning

Something is out of balance between you. Talk before distance grows.

Love　Misunderstanding or unequal effort.

Work　A partnership that needs clearer terms.

Inner life　Look at what you need in order to meet someone halfway.

In a three-card spread

Situation

A meaningful connection.

Challenge

Imbalance or misunderstanding.

Advice

Meet the other as an equal.

Tarot and astrology

In the Golden Dawn system this card is the decan of Venus in Cancer: the themes of Cancer, expressed the way Venus acts. Cancer →Venus →

Questions to sit with

• What do I bring to this connection?
• What do I hope to receive?

Through the suit

Tarot here is a mirror for reflection, not a prediction. The meanings follow the Waite-Smith tradition and the Golden Dawn attributions, in our own words.