Four of Cups
In this post, I’ll be discussing the Four of Cups meaning for advice, the outcome, in a love reading, as feelings, and other meaning variations. Check out the video down below if you are more of a visual learner where I go through all the meanings.
What does the Four of Cups mean?
The Four of Cups is really about a disconnect. Between ourselves and what we want. When this card shows up in your reading, it is time to reconnect with yourself and your goals. You might be feeling a sense of boredom with your life or unhappiness with the current state of it. This can mean we are ignoring options and opportunities that come our way. Sometimes this means we aren’t sure what the heck we want in a situation in the first place. When this card appears, you need to step back from your issue and reevaluate your life in the larger sense.
The Four of Cups can also mean having a sense of apathy towards our current life. Maybe you feel you want more or that we have earned more. Maybe you have worked really hard for something and the reward wasn’t enough. Get in touch with your intuition.
Four of Cups Love
When it comes to love, the Four of Cups can mean indifference. Often, the person depicted on the card has their arms crossed, looking away from the cup being offered to them. In tarot, cups symbolize feelings. Cups are associated with relationships. The person in question (yourself or the person involved) are being self-absorbed or aren’t able to see the situation for what it really means. We aren’t seeing the love that others have for us. Or we don’t share someone’s feelings.
Sometimes, we are not ready for a relationship at this time. Or we aren’t ready for this relationship in particular. We might not see the opportunities available to us. In short, you aren’t that into this person. Or they aren’t into you.
Four of Cups as Feelings
Four of Cups as feelings means indifference, apathy, and disengagement with the people around us. Cups in general are about our feelings and the relationships we have. In this particular reading, the Four of Cups is a distinct lack of feeling or a disconnection to those feelings. There is something big missing here.
This card can also mean unrequited love. We might have offered our cup of love to someone and they have rejected not only the offer, but us as well. This can be really painful.
Four of Cups Reversed
The Four of Cups Reversed is about coming back into alignment. Now we know what we want and we know which option to use. We aren’t overlooking any of the opportunities available to us. We may fear missing out on something.
You might be feeling as if you are seeing this more clearly right now. Maybe you made a hasty decision or reached the wrong conclusion initially and now you are back on track.
Four of Cups Reversed Love
When it comes to love, the Four of Cups Reversed means we are finally realizing what is right in front of us. We might not have been interested in this relationship, but now they don’t want to miss out on the opportunity.
The person we have been dealing with may have rejected us in the past, or they have been apathetic about the relationship. And now they are taking action towards us. They might have realized that they made a huge mistake here.
Four of Cups as a Person
This is someone who is never satisfied. There’s a sense that this person isn’t happy with their life or their situation. They may constantly see the grass as being greener on the other side. If this represents the person you have been dealing with in a relationship, they might have been withdrawing from you.
Four of Cups Advice
Make sure you aren’t missing out on something that has been offered to you. This is a card about checking in with yourself and coming back into alignment with your goals. This opportunity or offer coming your way might be unexpected. It might not be something that you think you want. Or need. However, appearances can be deceiving. Make sure you aren’t missing out on something by rejecting it out of hand.
Four of Cups Combinations
This is not an exhaustive list of Four of Cups Combinations but these are the most common combinations I’ve noticed in my own personal readings.
| Four of Cups | The Magician | Being very intentional about your options. Attracting the right options. |
| Four of Cups | The Tower | Feeling a sense of loss. Everything is being destroyed. There is nothing you can do. You don’t have any good options available to you. |
| Four of Cups | Two of Swords | Making a very difficult decision where none of the options are good. You don’t want to choose any of these options. |
| Four of Cups | Three of Swords | Feeling paralyzed after a breakup or a heartbreak. You may be numb after a very painful cycle. |
| Four of Cups | Eight of Swords | You might not be seeing a way out of your problem at the moment. You might not be seeing the options and opportunities that are available to you. |
| Four of Cups | Five of Cups | Regrets about the past. Not knowing how to fix your mistakes. Or even if they can be fixed. |
| Four of Cups | Seven of Cups | Your judgment might be clouded here. You could be distracted by many options and unable to see what is truly valuable here. |
| Four of Cups | Five of Pentacles | Feeling as if you don’t have any options or your options are worthless. Feeling a sense of lack as if you have nothing. |
| Four of Cups | Six of Wands | Not getting the recognition you crave or feel you have earned. |
| Four of Cups | Nine of Wands | You might be too exhausted to see this situation clearly right now. You have worked very hard but maybe the reward doesn’t seem valuable. |
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