Ten of Cups
Minor Arcana · Suit of Cups
- happiness
- family
- harmony
- emotional fulfilment
- family tension
- broken harmony
- misaligned values
- unrealistic ideals
In the picture
A couple stand with their arms around each other, raising their arms to a rainbow of ten cups. Beside them two children dance, and a house stands among green hills.
Upright meaning
The Ten of Cups is lasting happiness: a loving home, a close family or group, and shared values. It is one of the most contented cards in the deck.
Reversed meaning
Reversed, the picture isn't as perfect as it seems. There may be tension at home, a gap between ideals and reality, or different ideas of what happiness means. Talk about it.
About the suit of Cups
Cups are the suit of water: feelings, relationships, love and intuition. Cups cards tend to describe how you feel about something and how you connect with other people.













