Knight of Cups

What the card means

Upright

Coming with an offer made of real feeling - and the only knight who comes at a walk. He does not conquer, he offers; he does not demand an answer today. Romantic in substance rather than in manner.

Reversed

Romance told beautifully and not meant. A promise made sincerely and not kept. Sometimes being in love with the dream of a person.

As a person

A romantic: a young man with a proposal, an admirer, an artist. Courteous, talks about feelings, looks for the ideal. In shadow, beautiful words with no deeds behind them.

Love and relationships

Upright

A proposal, an invitation, being courted. Somebody comes to you with feeling and with intent. A good sign for almost any question about love.

Reversed

Promises with no steps under them. Or somebody in love with their own being in love.

Work and business

Upright

An offer that appeals for more than the money. A creative project, an invitation to work together.

Reversed

Promised and did not deliver. Or a handsome presentation instead of the work.

Money

Upright

An offer worth looking at. Good terms, pleasantly put.

Reversed

The terms sound better than they are. Read them.

The card's advice

Make the offer - and do not press for the answer. And check yourself: is the feeling real, or do you like how well you are putting it?

As the card of the day

A day of invitations and pleasant conversations. Good for asking somebody. Poor for demanding an answer today.

What is depicted

A rider in a winged helm comes at a walk, holding the cup out ahead of him. The horse is white and calm, a river in front. The only knight who is not rushing anywhere.

Zodiac sign and correspondences

Water in motion. By zodiac sign, Pisces (the knights are usually given the mutable signs); more broadly, all the water signs: Cancer, Scorpio and Pisces.

With other cards

• Knight of Cups + Page of Cups — a confession with an offer behind it.
• Knight of Cups + Two of Cups — the offer accepted, and it is mutual.
• Knight of Cups + Seven of Swords — offered beautifully and never meant to deliver.