Two of Cups

What the card means

Upright

Two people meeting as equals - and as equals carries the whole card. They exchange cups, a caduceus and a lion's head between them: there is force here and it is not pointed at each other. Not passion but agreement.

Reversed

The balance tips and one begins to keep score. Who put in more, who gave way more often - and from that moment it is no longer a union. Sometimes a parting that happened quietly.

Love and relationships

Upright

Mutuality, a proposal, an engagement. A relationship where two people stand facing and neither is above. The best thing that can come up on a question about a couple.

Reversed

Keeping score. Or drawn so far apart that there is nothing left to exchange.

Work and business

Upright

A partnership, a contract, an agreement both sides are content with. A good time to sign as two.

Reversed

A partnership one person is carrying. Or a contract where the advantage is lopsided and it now shows.

Money

Upright

Shared money, an honest split, a deal that suits both.

Reversed

Counting who put in what. That is usually the beginning of the end of a shared purse.

The card's advice

Exchange: say yours and hear theirs. And check whether you are keeping score - the moment a tally starts, the Two of Cups is over, whatever it goes on being called.

As the card of the day

A day for two. Good for a frank conversation, for making up, for agreeing terms. Poor for deciding on somebody's behalf.

What is depicted

A man and a woman stand facing, holding out cups to one another; between them a caduceus with two serpents and a winged lion's head. They are on the same level - no step, no throne.

Zodiac sign and correspondences

Venus in Cancer - agreement that warms.

With other cards

• Two of Cups + Ace of Cups — the feeling found somebody to be addressed to.
• Two of Cups + Knight of Cups — the offer accepted, and it is mutual.
• Two of Cups + The Lovers — agreement with both the feeling and the terms in it.