Knight of Cups

Spanish deck · Knight errant

Classic reading: A man with fair skin and liquid eyes; dreamy, romantic and idealistic (fights for noble causes without material ambition); total devotion in love.

General meaning

Upright

dreamy manidealismromancenoble causesfair skin

↕ Reversed: Promises not kept, self-interested seduction, inconsistency, emotional escape

By topic

Love: total devotionromanceidealismcourtshipemotional loyalty
Friendship: loyal friendidealistdevotionsupport for causessensitivity
Family: dreamy figureaffectiongenerosityidealstenderness
Career: vocationjust causesmeaningful workidealismdevotion
Work: noble causesvocationidealismmeaningful worklittle material ambition
Studies: idealistic studentvocationhumanitiesdreamsmotivated by causes
Money: little material ambitiongenerosityincome secondary to idealsunselfishnessidealism
Pets: faithfulaffectionate animaldevotionsensitivitycompanytenderness
Health: sensitivityintense emotionsdreamy moodemotional carebalance
Choices: deciding by idealsnoble causesheartidealismcareful with what's unreal
Creative projects: project with idealsnoble causedevotioninspirationlittle commercial ambition
Creativity: romantic inspirationidealismwork with idealsimaginationsensitivity

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

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