Ace of Cups: tarot card meaning

Ace of Cups is card 1 in the suit of Cups, associated with the element of Water. Drawn upright it speaks of a beginning, feelings, connection; reversed, of feeling blocked, disconnection.

Upright meaning

a beginning, feelings, connection

A wellspring of feeling and love -- an emotional opening, a new connection, or a heart that is ready to give and receive.

Reversed meaning

feeling blocked, disconnection

A blocked or guarded heart -- feelings are held back, or the well feels dry for now.

The suit of Cups belongs to Water and to feelings, relationships and belonging.

In a three-card reading

In the past position Ace of Cups describes the current that carried you to where you are; in the present position, what is most alive in the situation now; in the future position, the direction things tend toward if nothing changes. A reading weighs it against the other two cards rather than on its own.