King of Cups Art and Meaning
About the Deck
A modern digital cartoon deck featuring traditional symbolism in a whimsical stick-figure style.
Provenance
Damian Cugley. Web, 2002. Used with permission of the artist.
Meaning of King of Cups from the Alleged Tarot Deck
Upright
a sociable, loving, sensuous man
Reversed
a crafty and hot-tempered man; mislead impression
According to Many Schools of Thought
Papus's Divinatory Meanings
A fair man. A friend. A barrister, judge, or ecclesiastic. A bachelor.
A. E. Waite's Secondary Meanings
Upright
Beware of ill-will on the part of a man of position, and of hypocrisy pretending to help.
Reversed
Loss.
Mme. Le Normand's Divinatory Meanings
Reunion. Prosperity. Fidelity. Endurance.
S. L. MacGregor Mathers's Divinatory Meanings
Upright
A fair Man, Goodness, Kindness, Liberality, Generosity
Reversed
A Man of good position, but shifty in his Dealings, Distrust, Doubt, Suspicion.
P.R.S. Foli's Divinatory Meanings
Upright
Fair man of generous disposition
Reversed
a disappointing person.
Mme. Le Marchand's Divinatory Meanings
a man high in station for a husband; a wealthy man will give the bride away, and will likewise furnish the marriage portion. The bridegroom will attain to high honors. On Christmas-day the person will obtain the consent of his or her beloved.