What does the Ten of Cups card mean in a Tarot Reading?

Ten of Cups Tarot card combines all the good values ​​of the previous cards of the suit of Cups. This bright and joyful card symbolizes the highest love, harmony, family, happiness and success.
In the Minor Arcana Tarot cards, the Ten of Cups is one of the happiest cards in the deck. Having this card in your reading may mean that you will finally get your happiness.
The card symbolizes family happiness, peace, friendship and love. This is not the happiness that one earns through hard work, not the reward for the suffering endured. This is fate. Either it is there or it is not. If this card is drawn in a spread, it means that you have it. You just need to raise your eyes and see a bright rainbow.
This card expresses the highest harmony and deep, wholesome love. It shows that we are confident in ourselves and in the future, that our feelings are deep and pure, and that we are free from any kind of illusion or self-deception. It means peace of mind, good neighborliness, love and joy in communicating with others, true happiness and a feeling of deep gratitude in the family or in partnerships.

Emotional excellence. Security. Prosperity. Protection. Contentment. Love. Matrimony. True friendship. Partnership. Compatibility. The joy of family life. Good relationships with family and friends. Serenity. Eternal love. Spiritual happiness. Fulfillment of desires. Lucky case. Celebration in gratitude.

Offended feelings. Clash of interests. Personal conflicts. You’ve been let down. Broken friendship. A shattered family. A teenager going through a crisis. Impermanence. Rebellious teenager. Family life is not well established. Increased demands of your children. Criminal behavior. Canceled holiday. Empty nest.

Persons designated by the Reversed Ten of Cups Tarot Сard

Those who create problems. People who remain withdrawn in relationships with others. Those whose presence can ruin any celebration. Grown up children leaving home. Runaway child. Rebellious teenager. Single parent.

In the Spreads

The main meaning is clear from the picture. This is a feeling of absolute calm happiness and satisfaction with life, when a person has everything he wants, and he looks confidently into the future.
Depending on the position of the card in the spread, there are some details of its interpretation. Ten of Cups is very positive, even the reversed card does not carry a particularly bad meaning.

In an Upright Position

In an upright position, Ten of Cups is a true hymn of love and happiness. The presence of the Arcana in your spread means that all desires in your personal life, a strong family, and respect for others await you. This card is very good for those who are going to get married, have children or are taking the first steps in their relationship.
It symbolizes the family hearth, home comfort, harmony and happiness in life. Everything good that can be in any of the areas of the question asked.
The Ten of Cups Tarot card signifies the final achievement of a long-desired goal, which gives great happiness and satisfaction. In addition, the Ten of Cups strongly refers to emotionally influenced commitments, both individual and collective. Doubts about the specific approach and support of affairs are resolved, family troubles are settled. The card is especially favorable for those who want to get married, and for newlyweds, because it traditionally represents a long and strong union.
This Arcana points to self-confidence, to confidence in the future, to deep and pure feelings, to freedom from any kind of illusion or self-deception.
If you have difficulties now, then there is no doubt that the card will bring salvation from them. This is a symbol of liberation, the expectation of a miracle. When it falls out in the spreads, it is a very good sign. Ten of Cups can overshadow any negativity, and increase the good aura several times.
When Ten of Cups is drawn, the meaning of the card needs to be interpreted depending on the question of the spread. If a person asks about his fears, then it is time to forget about them, there is nothing to be afraid of. If you are interested in achievements, victory is already assured. If a person has a state of oppression, then the card will show him light in the darkness.

In the old days, it was believed that the Ten of Cups, which fell in a reversed form, leads to anger, physical and moral violence, scandals, and fights. The loss of what is really dear in life, the loss of sincere love is possible. This will cause immense pain. In the most unfavorable outcome, the family breaks up.
In the best case, the reversed Ten of Cups means a relationship without understanding, without love. There is a powerful emotional blockage from feelings. Indicates fake happiness, permanent masks on the face, feigned arrogance.
For example, this is a large family that has a tradition to get together for dinner every week. But all relatives do not like each other, they have nothing in common. There is nothing to talk about. Therefore, when they come, everyone discusses the weather. Everything has become a habit for everyone. They came, put on smiles and fled as quickly as possible. There is definitely no sincerity, happiness or harmony here.
The option of abandoning the family is also possible. A person does not perceive family values, does not want to make contact with relatives and have children. This is denial. He tries to show his character, his individuality, while he does not know how to appreciate what fate sends him.

In the Spreads for Different situation

In an Upright Position:
When asked about the situation of interest, the card predicts a successful outcome, successful completion of the case, favorable prospects, positive emotions. If the situation is related to loved ones, the problem will be solved, and understanding will be achieved.
In a Reversed Position:
The solution to a difficult situation can be delayed due to misunderstanding, especially there is a risk of quarrels with loved ones. Now it is better not to be led by emotions, but to wait until the circumstances are more favorable.

In the Spreads for Relationship

In an Upright Position:
In spreads for love and relationships, the Ten of Cups Tarot card means a strong union, trust and understanding, deep feelings and true love. When the house is cozy, good and safe. Partners appreciate each other and feel genuinely happy.
In divination for love and relationships, the Tarot card Ten of Cups in an upright position portends a sense of security, safety and reliability. The period when old grievances and difficulties are forgotten, crises are smoothed out, internal barriers are overcome, and joy, gratitude and calmness come in their place. In partnerships, this means the onset of a bright streak, when love, trust and the best feelings prevail. Often the card means the beginning of a new long-term acquaintance, and sometimes a wedding.

In a Reversed Position:
The reversed Ten of Cups shows that harmony and joy from relationships is incomplete. This includes either a marriage of convenience, when there is comfort but no love. Either when one of the partners wants children, and the other doesn’t. It could be some misunderstanding in the couple or problems.
Having fallen out in fortune telling in a reversed position, the Ten of Cups can be interpreted as an outburst of anger during a family conflict, a feeling of emptiness, a joyless union, betrayal, cheating. The worst interpretation of the card is a divorce, a break in relations.

In the Spreads for Money

In an Upright Position:
Financially, everything is consistently good. The remuneration corresponds to the effort spent, the cash flow is good, enough for everything that is necessary for comfort.
In a Reversed Position:
In financial matters, this Arcana does not mean anything bad. Most often, it indicates only temporary instability or the fact that a lot of money is being spent on family or children.

In the Spreads for Education

In an Upright Position:
Personal achievement are guaranteed. You feel the support of the teachers and of the school in general.
In a Reversed Position:
Study problems, but fortunately for a short term.

In the Spreads for Career

In an Upright Position:
When it comes to work questions, the Ten of Cups of the Tarot very often indicates work related to the family or family business. But it can also mean a favorite job that brings satisfaction and joy, a good team and bosses.
The upright Ten of Cups symbolizes excellent relationships between colleagues, a close-knit team. Equality and friendliness in relations with superiors, subordinates, teachers, comrades. New interesting acquaintances and connections, business contacts contributing to professional growth. A well-established business, ample opportunities and great profits, success in all endeavors. Arcana talks about stability in a career and decent remuneration for work.
In a Reversed Position:
A reversed card in the work area means unwillingness to run a hereditary business or work in a “family” profession (eg when all family members are doctors or teachers). It may also include raising a career over family values, or an unfriendly team, insufficient job satisfaction.
The reversed Ten of Cups predicts to the querent serious disagreements in the team, the inability to find the right solution to the problem, the routine in business, which no longer has the strength to endure. Sometimes Arcana points to gossip and intrigue, lack of qualifications and the need for training.

In the Spreads for Health

In an Upright Position:
The Ten of Cups on health questions speaks of the absence of serious diseases, or successful recovery after an illness. Stable state of the nervous system.
Excellent health. If there are minor ailments, then excellent care will be provided.
In a Reversed Position:
Reversed Ten of Cups for health issues can report fatigue, nerve problems, or body slagging due to lifestyle. Serious illnesses usually do not go away on this card.
Dissatisfaction with their health, a person complains more than is sick.

Type of person in a reversed position:

It means a person whose precise definition is “an ungrateful pig”. Everything is not enough for him, and is not the right way. He complains about life, but making efforts is not for him. He expects that everything will be brought to him on a silver platter. Does not respect anyone around him, is aggressive, boorish.

Arcana’s warning

Do not be selfish, think more about your loved ones.

Final Advice of Arcana

Enjoy every day, do not think about the bad, you are doing well.

In an Upright Position:
Put all your efforts into strengthening family ties. If you want to be happy, just be happy.
In a Reversed Position:
Do not hold on to any connections if they are not beneficial or joyful. Move on your own way, regardless of the opinions of relatives and friends.

Conclusion

The Ten of Cups Tarot card describes true love and everything associated with it: contentment, home happiness, satisfaction with one’s own achievements and personal life. You are surrounded by those you love and who love you. And everything that is dear to you is dear to them, and vice versa. Ten of Cups personifies a picture of peace and harmony created by people who have connected their lives and care about each other. Figure cards in the spread can indicate people who live in this prosperity, or reveal a person who watches over your interest. The Ten of Cups is not only a favorable Tarot card, but also a card that has influence: it strengthens good cards in the spread and rejects bad ones.

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