Two of Cups: tarot card meaning

Two of Cups is card 2 in the suit of Cups, associated with the element of Water. Drawn upright it speaks of balance, feelings, connection; reversed, of feeling blocked, disconnection.

Upright meaning

balance, feelings, connection

A bond of mutual attraction and trust -- connection, alliance and the quiet joining of two hearts.

Reversed meaning

feeling blocked, disconnection

A one-sided bond or a connection out of balance -- restore equal exchange or name the imbalance.

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

In a three-card reading

In the past position Two 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.