NINE OF CUPS

• WISH FULFILLMENT
• SATISFACTION
• SENSUAL PLEASURE

• Actions
• Opposing Cards
• Reinforcing Cards
• Description

ACTIONS

• WISH FULFILLMENT
• achieving what you desire
• obtaining your goal
• having your dream come true

• SATISFACTION
• indulging in a little smugness
• enjoying the situation just as it is
• feeling pleased as punch
• feeling all's well with the world
• being contented

• SENSUAL PLEASURE
• experiencing luxury
• appreciating the arts
• making love
• relaxing
• experiencing beauty
• enjoying physical exertion

OPPOSING CARDS: Some Possibilities

• Hermit - focusing less on the senses
• Five of Cups - regret

REINFORCING CARDS: Some Possibilities

• Empress - enjoying the senses
• Lovers - sexual pleasure
• World - achieving your heart's desire
• Six of Wands - pride in self, achieving what you want
• Seven of Cups - sensual excess

DESCRIPTION

At the physical level, the Nine of Cups is a sign of delight in all the senses. Sights, sounds, tastes, feelings. This card encourages you to seek out pleasure and enjoy your body in every way. You can commune with the natural world as well - the body of Mother Earth.

At the personal level, the Nine of Cups indicates contentment with the way things are. Notice how the man is seated confidently with his arms folded and a smile on his face. He has everything he wants and couldn't be happier about it. "See all my cups!" he seems to say. "Aren't they great?"

Sometimes it's wonderful to sit back and revel in the knowledge that all's right with the world. But a word of caution. You may be tempted to indulge yourself at the cost of someone else. This may feel great at the time, but sooner or later the feathers around your mouth will be discovered, and regret will set in. Pursuit of pleasure without regard to consequences is never satisfying in the long run. In many tarot traditions, the Nine of Cups is known as the Wish Card.

• TAROT CARDS
• TAROT CARDS: CUPS
• Tarot cards, cups: ace of cups; Tarot cards, cups: two of cups;
• Tarot cards, cups: three of cups; Tarot cards, cups: four of cups;
• Tarot cards, cups: five of cups; Tarot cards, cups: six of cups;
• Tarot cards, cups: seven of cups; Tarot cards, cups: eight of cups;
• Tarot cards, cups: nine of cups; Tarot cards, cups: ten of cups;
• Tarot cards, cups: page of cups; Tarot cards, cups: knight of cups;
• Tarot cards, cups: queen of cups; Tarot cards, cups: king of cups;