Three of cups
Keywords:
Friendship, community, collaboration, creativity, happiness, gatherings, indulgence, celebrations, festivals, social events, reunions, happiness.
General:
Celebration, brotherhood, friendship, gatherings, and all forms of collaboration are represented by the Three of Cups. This card shows being amongst like minded people who love and care for you and support you in your endeavors. It can also sometimes indicate a period of renewed creativity.
It can also represent a period of your life that is more social than usual, as it can describe a veritable feast of opportunity at your fingertips you may even find yourself needing to decline some invitations to events. Taking time to enjoy forgetting about the worries of day-to-day life with your closest friends can be incredibly healing and energizing.
Money & Career $
In a work related reading The Three of Cups represents a harmonious workplace amongst people who work as a seamless team and have a fun together. This is a job that you don’t hate going into every day.
If you are seeking a job it can indicate tapping into your network of friends and family to find a position. And sometimes it can show multiple jobs being offered to you at the same time and having your pick.
Financially, it suggests you have a enough money available to enjoy yourself, but to watch out for going overboard on spending amidst all the festivities.
Love & Relationships <3
The Three of Cups in regard to new relationships can sometimes indicate multiple potential partners will be available soon or that you may meet someone while out with friends or at a party. Either way, now is a great time for enjoying the single life with friends and not worrying so much about shacking up with someone at the moment.
Within a relationship it can signal that there may be a third member added, but on the occasions when that happens it is often speaking of a child. It usually signals a time of joy and growth and rediscovery with a partner while surrounded by loved ones.
Other Aspects.
NUMBER: 3
NUMEROLOGICAL MEANINGS:
ELEMENT: Water
ASTROLOGICAL ASSOCIATION: Mercury in Cancer
ASTROLOGICAL DECAN: 2nd Decan of Cancer
TREE OF LIFE PLACEMENT: Binah, the sphere of understanding
PERSONALITY:
ESOTERIC NAME: Lord of Abundance
ANSWER: Yes
Three of cups REVERSED
Keywords:
Overindulgence, gossip, heavy partying, scandal, excess, isolation, loneliness, solitude, cheating, an affair, miscarriage, threes a crowd, imbalanced social life, cancelled celebrations, friendless, isolation, alone time.
General:
Often when the Three of Cups reversed comes up we are feeling isolated or alone. Sometimes it is self imposed or at other times it occurs when we don’t feel supported by the those nearest to us. Usually this means that you are surrounded by people who don’t truly share your values.
Additionally, this card can arise when you have allowed the celebrations to go too far and are letting drugs, alcohol, and late nights out partying affect your life in ways that could become disastrous if not dealt with promptly.
It can also indicate a third party negatively interfering with relationships in your life. This can be a negative mother-in-law that has the ear of a partner or a co-worker that has their eye.
Money/Career $
Now may be a good time to work independently as this card suggests a lack of cohesion amongst coworkers. If you are in a toxic workplace where everyone is gossiping about one another this card advises staying out of it to the best of your ability.
If you are on the job search this card shows that the market may be tough and suggests you may need to double down on your efforts if you intend to secure a position.
Financially, this card can shows overspending on celebrations or social gatherings and suggests a need to tighten your fiscal belt.
Love / Relationships <3
The Three of Cups reversed in a love reading is not usually a good sign. For single individuals it can indicate a short lived romance. But it typically indicates third parties disrupting a relationship. This can be friends groups that don’t mesh with your partner, parents or children getting involved, or even a pet that they are allergic to! So on a bright note, it doesn’t necessarily have to mean cheating, but fair warning it certainly can.
Additionally it can at times indicate cancelled engagements, weddings, and occasionally even signal the termination of a pregnancy.