a wish fulfilled, satisfaction, joy
Nine of Cups Tarot Card Meaning
What Nine of Cups means upright and reversed, with readings for love, money and career.
The picture and its symbols
Nine of Cups shows a satisfied man sitting with folded arms before a row of nine cups. It belongs to the suit of Cups, the element of water (feelings, relationships and intuition), and its rank carries the theme of the brink of fulfillment (Nine). Known as the wish card. What you hoped for comes true, and a reader also asks who you will share that satisfaction with.
Upright meaning
a wish fulfilled, satisfaction, joy. The 'wish card': what you hoped for comes true.
- Love
- The relationship you wanted comes about and satisfies you.
- Money
- You are financially comfortable and content.
- Career
- You get the result you wanted and feel a sense of achievement.
- Yes or no
- Yes
- Advice
- Putting what you feel into words is the key that opens the way.
Reversed meaning
greed, dissatisfaction, showing off. You cannot be content with what you have and want more.
- Love
- It looks good from outside but leaves you unfulfilled inside.
- Money
- Beware of spending to impress.
- Career
- Your satisfaction is low compared with your results.
- Yes or no
- Not yet
- Advice
- Notice whether you are holding feelings down or being swept away by them.
Timing
Because this is a Cups card, change is likely to show over a few weeks to a couple of months.
The question this card asks
If exactly one wish were granted, what would it be?
Draw the cards yourself
For entertainment and self-reflection only. Do not use a reading to make health, legal or financial decisions.