48-Queen of Cups – Reversed Rider Waite Deck

Your Chosen Card – Queen of Cups Reversed Rider Waite Deck

When reversed, the Queen of Cups tends to be overly sensitive and emotionally insecure. She often has poor personal boundaries and gets caught up in negative emotions. Because of her emotional instability, she is not entirely trustworthy or reliable. Sometimes she resorts to drugs or alcohol to calm her emotional storms.

Keywords Reversed: Unhappy, insecure, unstable, fickle, overly emotional, needy, brooding, passive, dependent, meddlesome, sentimental, coquettish, vain, seductive, unfaithful, dishonest, untrustworthy, dissolute, unrealistic, lacking personal boundaries, unreliable, prone to fantasy; a borderline personality.

Decans/Timing: 20 Gemini–20 Cancer. Tropical, 11 June–12 July; sidereal, 06 July–06 August
Astrology: Water of Water. The Queen of Cups gives birth to summer at the June solstice in the Northern Hemisphere.
Associated Trumps: The Lovers and the Chariot.

Queen Of Cups: Emotional Intelligence

When Queen of Cups is reversed you can pretty much take it that life is going well but that’s when life takes us by surprise.  If Queen of Cups is unclear it may help to choose a card from the Major Arcana to provide more insight into what it is Queen of Cups is trying to tell you.  If you had a particular issue in  mind, or want to seek clarification on something else, you can also choose again to get more guidance.

This chosen card is part of your reversed card reading for Queen of Cups using cards from the Rider Waite Tarot Deck. You will find many more tarot pages that will be of great help if you need tarot card meanings. Use the search at the bottom of the page. We have some amazing tarot books for you to browse. Please see below.


Here are some snippets from a few of my favorite books

Complete Book of Tarot
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Complete Book of Tarot: Astrology: The stern taskmaster Saturn (debilitated) in the first decan of fiery Leo, realm of the Waite King/Thoth Prince of Wands (Air of Fire) and Strength (Leo). Saturn is linked to the World. The Golden Dawn regarded this decan as the beginning of the zodiac.

Tarot Books

Complete Book of Tarot: Astrology: Quick and clever Mercury in the second decan of watery Cancer also the realm of the Queen of Cups (Water of Water) and the Chariot (Cancer). Mercury is linked to the Magician.

Tarot Beginners Guide: The Queen of cups is a trusted lady, probably a beloved wife and/or mother, someone who has the benefit of experience through the years. She is honest, faithful and wise, with the benefit of foresight to help her through. The presence of the card can indicate a stable marriage and domestic happiness, or that good, sensible advice will come from a lady with these qualities. The card can also suggest a need for us to look into things more deeply and to develop an inner vision. Should the card be reversed, an emotional sacrifice may be necessary, or deception may occur in personal relationships. We are warned not to dismiss advice given. The card could represent a feeling of needing to be loved and wanted, which is missing in our lives, together with a feeling of inconsistency on the part of others. We should guard against anything immoral or dishonest.

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Tarot Beginners Guide: The Queen of cups is a trusted lady, probably a beloved wife and/or mother, someone who has the benefit of experience through the years. She is honest, faithful and wise, with the benefit of foresight to help her through. The presence of the card can indicate a stable marriage and domestic happiness, or that good, sensible advice will come from a lady with these qualities. The card can also suggest a need for us to look into things more deeply and to develop an inner vision. Should the card be reversed, an emotional sacrifice may be necessary, or deception may occur in personal relationships. We are warned not to dismiss advice given. The card could represent a feeling of needing to be loved and wanted, which is missing in our lives, together with a feeling of inconsistency on the part of others. We should guard against anything immoral or dishonest.