Knight of cups
Knight of Cups arrives in reading to spread the word of a start of a romance, sympathies, valor in love, imagination, and refined tastes in love. He talks about love seeking and noble virtues one is searching for in a partner. He’s also a bearer of good (romantic) news, that can be a wedding invitation or being proposed to.
Knight of Cups [Upright]
This card shows a knight in light blue (almost white) armor, on a white horse – representing the purity of intentions and nobleness of heart. On his head and his heels, he has wings representing his sacred quest for the Holy Grail in love.
His horse is also white, but there are redfish on his chainmail, representing moody temper and passion. The Knight is holding a golden cup in front of himself as if he is ready to offer it to someone we cannot see in the picture.
The background is bright yellow with a shallow stream running across the yellow dunes. The overall atmosphere of this court card is positivity and hope relying on better human nature and noble judgement of the heart.
Knight of Cups Keywords [Upright]
- Emotional introspection
- Proposal
- Wedding invitation
- Good news
- Noble love
- Pure intentions
- Success in one’s ideals
- Love poetry
Knight of Cups Meaning [Upright]
When the Knight of Cups shows upright, he is bringing good and jolly news with him. All Knights are news bearers, but Knight of Cups focuses on emotional news. Something good has happened or is about to happen, and you’ll hear of it quite soon.
This card also represents pure intentions and a pure heart. Someone might be courting you who has very high standards and ideals.
You might get a marriage proposal very soon, and you should do emotional introspection in order to find the best answer in your heart. If you’re about to propose, do some meditation before doing so in order to visualize and manifest the best possible outcome in your mind’s eye before you proceed with the deed.
Key Points – Love [Upright]
- When Knight of Cups shows up in a love reading you know you’re about to be blessed. This is a noble kind of love, a partner who seeks depth of emotions and purity of heart in his mate.
- Luck is on your side, and your romantic endeavors are blessed.
Key Points – Money [Upright]
- When the Knight of Cups shows up in a money reading, it means that something very good will come to pass, and you’ll receive such good news that you’ll shed tears of joy.
- Something very prosperous and heartwarming is about to happen to you, and since it’s Knight, you know the money blessing will not be small.
Key Points - Career [Upright]
- When the Knight of Cups shows up in a career reading, it’s quite possible that you’ll get a serious (emotional) offer from your coworker.
- This can also indicate rising to a higher position thanks to someone having pure intentions for you. You earned someone’s respect (and love) through the grit of your character and now you’re reaping the rewards.
Knight of Cups [Reversed]
When the Knight of Cups is reversed there’s going to be tantrums and drama playing out around you, or within your inner circle/relationship.
Knight of Cups represents a moody and vain person who excises their emotional turmoil outward towards others and there’s a lot of maleficence present in the words of such person.
Adversely, this card can also represent an older, debauchee man who will try to hit on you, and when he fails, you can expect temper tantrums and emotional manipulation.
Knight of Cups Keywords [Reverse]
- Selfishness
- Maleficence
- Irascible
- Unpredictable
- Debauchee
- Disappointment
- Vanity
- Emotional turmoil
Knight of Cups Meaning [Reverse]
Knight of Cups reversed announces turmoil times ahead and breakups. He can be a cause of a scandal as well since he doesn’t care where he makes his moody tantrums.
It’s the card of selfish acts and maleficent words. Card of disappointment and vanity. It foreshadows emotionally tumultuous times with a lot of temper struggles between people.
Key Points - Love [Reversed]
- IKnight of Cups reversed in a love reading represents someone who has greedy thoughts towards you or someone who is heavily cheating on you.
- This is an unstable lover who desires to subdue others to his moods and will, he can be quite despotic in his approach towards others and he refuses to acknowledge his own mistakes, thus he is always right and he can do no wrong, no matter how far he has strayed from the noble path.
Key Points - Money [Reversed]
- In a money reading, Knight of Cups reversed represents a financial loss, and emotional turmoil ensuing after it.
- You should be wise about spending your money, and to whom you lend it. Keep away from brash people and addictive situations.
Key Points - Career [Reversed]
- In a career reading, Knight of Cups reversed represents a person who will try and prevent you from progressing due to his/her emotions.
- This is a situation filled with jealousy and scorned emotions, someone doesn’t wish you to succeed and their intentions will be made known (and clear) to you.
