Three of Cups

plenty
merriment
fulfilment
solace

Upright meaning

Celebration: Waite gives the conclusion of a matter in plenty and merriment, fulfilment and solace.

Reversed meaning

Reversed, Waite reads achievement and end, and also the side of excess in enjoyment. A prompt to enjoy with balance.

achievement
end
excess

Symbolism

Three maidens in a garden raise their cups, as if pledging one another.

Group: Minor Arcana · Cups
Element, astrology: Not given by Waite, so we give none

Source

Our own plain-English summary of A. E. Waite, The Pictorial Key to the Tarot (London: Rider, 1911), Part III §2 (The Lesser Arcana). The keywords are Waite’s own words. Waite’s fortune-telling lists also contain harsher terms; we keep to the reflective readings he gives and never state an event as certain.

Tarot is a tool for reflection, not a prediction of fixed outcomes. This is not medical, legal or financial advice.

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