48-Queen of Cups Upright Rider Waite Work Tarot Reading

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Career, Work Or Retirement:

In the context of work The Queen usually indicates a literal woman who will be very helpful to you. Often this woman has light colored hair. The Queen reminds us to bring love and compassion to our work, and that this is possible even if we work in a factory with objects all day rather than people. Things are probably better in your working world when this card appears than you are realizing. Think positively.

Card Meanings: Intuition, Loving Mother, Shy, Gentle, Mature Emotional Female, Caring, Loving, Counsellor, Psychic, Security, Warmth, Femininity, Kindness, Romance, Beauty, Empath, Inspirational, Happiness, Loyal, Sensitivity, Healer, Creative Artistic, Pretty, Daydreamer, Listener, Faithful, Supportive, Easily Wounded

The Queen of Cups is among the most loving archetypes in the deck. She indicates compassion, love, and concern for ourselves and our fellow man. Often when the ‘court cards’ come up in a reading, they indicate an actual person, in this case a woman, in our lives. The majority of the time when The Queen of Cups appears, and is ‘standing in’ for a person, she is representing a female with hair on the lighter end of the spectrum.

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Complete Book of Tarot: Card 10, the final outcome, was the Wheel of Fortune. The spread seemed to be indicating that forces greater than either member of the couple were at work. The outcome could depend somehow on a twist of fate. The Wheel might also signify that the opportunity to have children was now presenting itself but would vanish with the passage of time, just as the doctor had counseled. The two of them had an important decision to make while the possibility of having children was still open.

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Complete Book of Tarot: Queens are mature nurturing individuals (mother figures) who are responsive to the emotional climate surrounding the querent. They represent important women related to the current situation or significant personality traits needed by the querent to navigate the matter at hand. When upright, the Queen of Cups is a sensitive and nurturing woman who plays an important role in the querent’s life. She is able to tune into the feeling state of those around her and to use her emotional intelligence to reconcile differences.

Complete Book of Tarot: Ruled by the Moon, the sign Cancer comes fourth in the zodiac. Cancer the Crab, an initiatory cardinal sign, is associated with the Chariot, trump VII. In the philosophy of Thomas Aquinas, which was popular at the time of the creation of the earliest tarot decks in northern Italy, the chariot and its driver were symbols of the cardinal virtue of Prudence. The three other cardinal virtues—Justice, Strength, and Temperance—all have a specific trump card named after them. The Queen of Cups falls largely under Cancer, a sign whose natives are characterized by these traits:

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Complete Book of Tarot: Card 3 was the Queen of Wands, another significant woman, this time in the foundation position of the reading. This queen is an energetic woman who likes keeping busy and being in charge. In light of what the querent said about his girlfriend, I wondered if she felt a need to do something to ensure she could get pregnant soon and have a family. He said that his girlfriend was this type of energetic person.