Suit: Suit of Cups
Card Type: Minor Arcana
Tarot Element: Water
Star Sign: Pisces
Planet: Pluto
Angel: Archangel Gabriel
Key Meaning: Happy Ever After
The 10 of Cups represents happiness and means you are about to achieve your happy ever after scenario.
Number 10 Meaning In Tarot
All tens, including the Ten of Wands, Ten of Pentacles and Ten of Swords indicate a climax as events come to a head. As Cups represent matters of the heart, the Ten of Cups heralds events which deliver deep emotional contentment. That is why this card often turns up for marriage, children or buying a family home.
The number 10 is connected with a feeling of ‘wholeness’ and being at one with destiny. Sometimes however, destiny is not all love and light. Destiny can sometimes be tough, as indicated by the 10 of Swords or 10 of Wands. However, in this case, there is no need to worry. The Ten of Cups says you can relax and let your hair down.
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10 of Cups Keywords
🥰 Upright: Happy home life, marriage, family reunion, as good as it gets
😒 Reversed: Delays to plans, honeymoon period ends, presenting a false picture
Ten of Cups Description
This description is based on the Rider Waite Tarot Deck. We see a family of four in a rural setting, celebrating the rainbow of ten cups. The rainbow is a traditional sign of good luck and you may even find a pot of gold at the end of it. This card feels like the promised land, a place where peace and contentment thrives. What we see here is a family content with their standard of living and lifestyle. There is no big vulgar house or other trappings of wealth. What price this card asks, can one really put on love, health and pollution free air?
LOVE: What does The Ten of Cups Mean when You Ask About Love?
When the 10 of Cups turns up in a love reading, the meaning will depend on whether or not you are in a relationship.
💖 If you asked will I find love? – then this card presents what will happen down the road for you. You will marry and have children. If you are older, it means marrying someone who already has children. Depending on your age, they could be adult children or grandchildren. Or perhaps you are the one with children. The main thing is, your union will be blessed, and all of you will get along wonderfully.
💖 Worth knowing: The 10 of Cups is associated with the water signs, but especially the star sign Pisces.
💖 When you have just started dating someone, then this card means – yes, he or she is The One.
💖 When you are in a relationship, this card means you will marry. It can also signify renewal of vows.
💖 Were you thinking about a loved one in Spirit when you received this card? If so, it acts a mediumship message. Your loved ones want you to know that they are happy and safe in the afterlife. This card is associated with mediumship because it has a slightly surreal feel to it, like we are glimpsing a perfect valley in Heaven.
LOVE: What does The Ten of Cups Mean when You Ask About Family?
✔️ Your children will do well at school and find happiness in the world.
✔️ A family gathering or arrival of visitors goes well.
CAREER: What does This Card Signify When You Ask About Work?
If your question relates to work, business, career or study and you receive the 10 of Cups, then your guidance is:
⭕ A business idea or career change is worth pursuing. You will enjoy it and be successful.
⭕ Professions associated with the Ten of Cups include counselling, teaching, working with children, couples counselling, wedding planner or wedding minister. Also any of the holistic therapies as well as landscaping, baking and crafts.
MONEY: What is the Meaning of The Ten of Cups in a Money Reading?
💲 If you asked the Tarot about money and finances, and you receive the 10 of Cups, it means your financial needs are met. Usually this happens because you trade one lifestyle for another. You could for example decide to downsize, move location, or do less hours in a job in order to spend more time with family or doing something you love.
💲 If you asked about a significant purchase, like a house – then the next move will be your ‘forever home’.
Tarot Card Combination Meanings
“Ten of Cups combined with The Tower” – What feels like a disaster, is in fact the road to lasting happiness.
“Ten of Cups combined with Justice” – A legal judgement is made in your favour, freeing you.
“Ten of Cups combined with Six of Cups” – Your happiness lies in returning to a relationship or place from your past.
“Ten of Cups combined with Temperance” – Your health returns and now you can focus on your loved ones again.
HEALTH: What does This Card Mean When You Ask About Health?
If you are worried about your health and the 10 of Cups turns up – please know that, all will be well. It may be that a condition or chronic pain has robbed your smile for some time. When this card appears, it means you are, or soon will be, healed.
Health conditions associated with this card include: infertility, TMJ, anemia and asthma. If you suffer from one of these conditions and receive the Ten of Cups, then the cure will involve changing your lifestyle to remove stress and triggers.
YES/NO: Does The Ten of Cups Mean Yes or No in a Reading?
❓ When you ask a Yes or No question and the 10 of Cups turns up, then the answer is YES.
TIMING: Does The 10 of Cups Predict any Particular Timeframe?
🕔 The Ten of Cups is only a timing indication when you specifically asked a timeframe question. For example, if you want to know if something will happen, and when, then you need to draw two separate cards. These are in fact, two separate questions. This is a fundamental principle to understand if you want an accurate tarot reading – and it is core to my teaching in my book Tarot in 5 Minutes.
🕔 Using my timing method, the 10 of Cups is about 10 months. If the card is reversed, timing will be slightly longer – so up to 15 months.
Karina’s Timing Method:
Swords are days. Wands are weeks. Cups are months and Pentacles are years. Please note this is my personal timing method. Feel free to adopt it (or not).
What is the Meaning of The Ten of Cups Reversed?
When the 10 of Cups is reversed then our serene family are tossed on their heads and confused.
✔️ There are delays to achieving your happy ever after. For example, a house move doesn’t go through, engagement or wedding plans are changed or another obstruction gets in the way.
✔️ The honeymoon period is over and happiness is slipping away.
✔️ You are struggling with empty next syndrome as children leave home. Or perhaps you are the one leaving home!
✔️ Are you presenting a false picture of your family or love life to others on social media? If so, stop it. You are trying to hard, and people are wising up.
In all cases draw another card for guidance on how to handle the situation.
Other keywords associated with a reversal include: indulgence, spoiling children, overkill, obsession, fairy tales.
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