The royal card in the suit of Cups brings the power of passion, poetry, kindness, empathy and psychology. She is the Queen of Water Thrones and she represents the watery strength of tetragrammaton
In this card, we have a lot of details and splendor. The Queen is garbed in a light-blue, almost white robe representing her purity and sacrificial nature. She wears a golden crown with pearls – the connection with the sea, subconsciousness and deep emotional states.
She sits on a stone or a wooden throne (the material is unclear) that is ornamented with cherubs. Beneath her feet are gold coins and seashells, and in her hands, she is holding the most majestic cup seen in the entire suite of Cups.
Her throne is emerging from the water and in the faraway background, there’s a cliff or a green fjord. All of this is symbolizing her splendor, emotional aptitude and kindheartedness.
When the Queen of Cups shows up in a reading she is bringing with her beautiful omens of emotional fulfilment. She can represent a mother or an older woman who is a spiritual guide for the reader/asker.
She brings splendor and emotional safety, she promises a gentle lullaby of spirituality and emotional depth that will help the reader/asker fulfil their romantic and motherhood dreams.
She can also represent a kind, but capable boss, or a CEO who takes great care of her employees and takes them on annual teambuilding activities that are near water.
Queen of Cups is a healer first and foremost, and she is working with the highest form of the Water element. When you need warmth and emotional healing, you go to her.
Queen of Cups reversed brings the notion of an elderly woman who is jealous and likes to meddle in your (love) affairs. She can represent someone who seems kind but is, in truth, someone who want to be a martyr and plays the role of a victim.
She is the sign of low spirituality and blocked Crown and 3rd Eye charkas; you need to work on your and with your Higher Self. Rid yourself from victim mentality and needy mannerisms
She is still kind in her nature and disposition even when reversed, but she is someone whom you shouldn’t fully trust. Adversely, she can represent you appearing distrustful in other people’s eyes due to your low vibration.
Queen of Cups appearing reversed means trouble. And most often emotional trouble. She can be a meddling woman who wants to see you fail where she failed, or she can be an elderly lady whose moral is perverted and she is aiming at your partner for adultery.
She can also be a woman who lacks manners and has strong emotional manipulation under her belt, so if she’s your boss or your mother-in-law, know that you are being manipulated and guilt-tripped into doing her bidding.