Four of Cups
boredom • listlessness • lethargy • stability • ingratitude
Statistics
arcaneMinor
suitCups
number4
numerology4 (The Status Quo: stability, equality, persistence)
astrologyMoon in Cancer
Meanings
Light
- Maintaining your emotional stability
- Refusing to give in to overwhelming emotions
- Appreciating what you have and refusing to take it for granted
- Seeing the value of long-term commitments
Shadow
- Being bored
- Daydreaming at the expense of your work
- Refusing to be engaged by opportunity
- Taking people and relationships for granted
- Ignoring romantic or spiritual opportunities
- Spurning inspiration
- Feeling everything should stay "just like it is"
Description
A young man is seated under a tree and contemplates three cups set on the grass before him; an arm issuing from a cloud offers him another cup. His expression notwithstanding is one of discontent with his environment.