Nine of Cups Tarot Card Meaning and Art Waite Smith Tarot Deck
Designation
About the Deck
Waite Smith Tarot Deck
Pivotal and canonical, this deck defined a new pattern that would be followed up to the present. I made a digitally retouched and painted version of this deck, which I call the "Vivid Waite Smith Tarot Deck". The cards from that deck, as well as a modern English translation of the romantic English descriptions by Arthur Edward Waite (as appear on the Waite Smith Tarot deck) appear in a cross-referenced format in my book, "A Concise Guide to the Tarot: In Vivid Color"
Provenance
Designed by A.E. Waite and Illustrated by Pamela Colman Smith. England, 1911.
Tags
cups-9, nine-of-cups, nine, cups
Description
A goodly personage has feasted to his heart's content, and abundant refreshment of wine is on the arched counter behind him, seeming to indicate that the future is also assured. The picture offers the material side only, but there are other aspects.Meaning of Nine of Cups from the Waite Smith Tarot Deck
Upright
Concord, contentment, physical bien-etre; also victory, success, advantage; satisfaction for the Querent or person for whom the consultation is made.
Reversed
Truth, loyalty, liberty; but the readings vary and include mistakes, imperfections, etc.
According to Many Schools of Thought
Papus's Divinatory Meanings
Children.
A. E. Waite's Secondary Meanings
Upright
Of good augury for military men.
Reversed
Good business.
Mme. Le Normand's Divinatory Meanings
Good news. Tidings. Letters. Visits
S. L. MacGregor Mathers's Divinatory Meanings
Upright
Victory, Advantage, Success, Triumph, Difficulties surmounted
Reversed
Faults, Errors, Mistakes, Imperfections.
P.R.S. Foli's Divinatory Meanings
Upright
The wish card, good luck
Reversed
short sorrow.
Mme. Le Marchand's Divinatory Meanings
beautiful wedding gifts; a rich dowry: golden ornaments; a necklace; a diamond right; a gold watch.