King of Cups

Tarot de Marseille

Essence: A man holding the cup open, emotional maturity, generosity, living with his emotions without being swept away, giving without expecting anything

General meaning

Upright

emotional maturitygenerositycalmsupportemotional protection

↕ Reversed: An open cup that turns into a trap, emotional manipulation, giving in order to collect later, using sensitivity as a weapon

By topic

Love: a generoustender man who approaches calmlyemotional maturityemotional supportdevotion
Friendship: generouscalm friendadviserunconditional supporttrustcalm
Family: a protectivekind figurefatheremotional supportunderstandingserenity
Career: empathetic leaderadvisermediationcaring professionsemotional maturity
Work: understanding bossmediatorempathetic leadersupporthuman atmosphere
Studies: empathetic teachertutoremotional supportguidancecalm
Money: generosityhelping loved onesshared assetsfriendly mannersupport
Pets: kind ownerserene careprotectiontender treatmentstability
Health: emotional supporttherapistemotional balancecalmcare
Choices: decide serenelylisten without being swept awaygenerositycalmtrust
Creative projects: empathetic sponsorsensitive leaderserenitysupportgenerosity
Creativity: sensitive maturitypatronwork with soulgenerosityserenity

The keywords for each topic describe the card upright; the reversed meaning has its own line.

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