Four of Cups

What the card means

Upright

Offered something good while looking the other way. A figure sits under a tree with folded arms, three cups in front of him and a fourth held out by a hand from a cloud - and he does not see it. Not misfortune but a closedness that has become the habit.

Reversed

The dullness breaks and the cup is noticed at last. Sometimes it is getting up and going, although nothing outside has changed.

Love and relationships

Upright

Boredom in a relationship, or indifference to what is being offered. Somebody nearby is trying and it is not registering.

Reversed

Noticed. Or finally said yes to what had been waved away.

Work and business

Upright

Work that has stopped holding you. An offer you are not considering because nothing appeals at all.

Reversed

Interest returns. Or an offer you did look at after all.

Money

Upright

Not seeing the opportunity because you are not looking. The money is nearby and dull.

Reversed

Noticed what had been in plain sight.

The card's advice

Lift your head. Something is already being held out, and refusing here is not a decision but a posture you have held so long you stopped noticing it.

As the card of the day

A flat day. Good for noticing what is offered. Poor for refusing things out of boredom.

What is depicted

A youth sits under a tree with arms and legs crossed, three cups in front of him; a fourth is offered by a hand from a cloud. He is looking at the three and not seeing the fourth. It is not being pressed on him - only held.

Zodiac sign and correspondences

Moon in Cancer - feeling gone inward and standing still.

With other cards

• Four of Cups + Ace of Cups — what is offered is the thing that was missing.
• Four of Cups + Five of Cups — looking the wrong way twice over.
• Four of Cups + The Hanged Man — a pause it is time to come out of.