Nine of CupsTarot card meaning
The Nine of Cups is a Minor Arcana card in the suit of Cups. In tarot it means satisfaction, wish granted and pleasure. As a yes or no answer, it leans yes.
The wish card. The Nine of Cups is satisfaction you can taste, comfort, pleasure, a wish landing close to how you made it. Enjoy without apologizing; contentment is allowed.
In a yes or no reading: Yes · yes or no tarot →
- Element
- Water
- Astrology
- Jupiter in Pisces
- Number
- 9
What the card shows
A well-fed man sits with crossed arms and a satisfied smile in front of nine cups arranged on a curved high shelf behind him. It is the wish card: what was wanted, obtained. The cups are displayed like trophies, and the table under the cloth is where the next question waits.
Nine of Cups reversed
The banquet tastes of nothing. Reversed, it names satisfaction that didn't satisfy, the wish granted at the wrong address. What did you actually want it for?
How to read a reversed card →Nine of Cups in love
In love, the Nine of Cups is the wish granted: the satisfied man with folded arms and nine cups lined up behind him. It speaks of a relationship that gives you what you asked for, of pleasure without guilt, of feeling chosen. The card asks one question only, and asks it kindly: now that you have it, is this what you wanted, or what you thought you should want?
Is Nine of Cups a yes or a no?
The Nine of Cups answers yes, and it is the wish card. The man sitting with folded arms has nine cups lined up behind him on a blue cloth, and he smiles. What you ask is granted. The only question the card sends back is whether that was what you truly wanted.
Compare: the same card in all four suits
| Card | Keyword | Element | Yes or no |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nine of Wands | resilience | Fire | Yes |
| Nine of Cups | satisfaction | Water | Yes |
| Nine of Swords | anxiety | Air | No |
| Nine of Pentacles | self-sufficiency | Earth | Yes |
Cards that often appear with it
- Ten of Cups
The next card in the suit
- Nine of Wands
The same number in the opposed element
- The Moon
The Major Arcana that rules this suit's questions
Number and correspondence
In the deck's old correspondences, the Nine of Cups belongs to Jupiter in Pisces.
Will this card find you tonight?
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