The important thing to remember when reading the minor arcana cards, is to balance the meaning of each number with the suit on the card. Some numbers will go better with some suits and create a more harmonious card, while some will work against each other and create a more uncomfortable card.

THE CUPS.

ACE of CUPS - Optimism, beginning of love, fertility, spiritual pursuit, happiness, abundance, productive.

TWO of CUPS - Balance, harmony, communication, relationship, reflection, co-operation, a promising start.

THREE of CUPS - Joys of friendship, happiness, good luck, pleasure, celebration, emotional sharing and help.

FOUR of CUPS - Stationary period, apathy, boredom, stagnation, reevaluation.

FIVE of CUPS - Disappointment, loss, regret, grief, mourning, be aware of what can be salvaged, hints of renewal.

SIX of CUPS - Power of the past, good memories, new opportunities, nurturing, someone from past becomes important again.

SEVEN of CUPS - Hard work needed, promise, opportunity, warning about indulgence, illusions, need to translate wishes into reality.

EIGHT of CUPS - Endings, turning points in relationships, success abandoned, moving on, inevitability.

NINE of CUPS - Good times, pleasure, satisfaction, promise of good, contentment, don't become complacent.

TEN of CUPS - Happiness of spirit, peace, love, friendship, contentment, love of family, completion, things going well.

PAGE of CUPS - Loyalty, good natured, imagination, meditation, psychic development, fragile beginnings, bring creativity or spirituality.

KNIGHT of CUPS - Brings a message or proposition, dreamer, creative or artistic opportunity.

QUEEN of CUPS - Maternal, sensitive, emotional, skilled homemaker, intuition, healer,love, can be distant.

KING of CUPS - Connected to social institutions, skilled in law, kind, considerate, responsible, intelligent, artistic, successful, spiritual authority, creative, can give good counsel.