Knight of Cups: tarot card meaning

Knight of Cups is a court card in the suit of Cups, associated with the element of Water. Drawn upright it speaks of a driving force, movement, a quest; reversed, of a reckless rush, lost momentum.

Upright meaning

a driving force, movement, a quest

A romantic idealist in motion -- a heartfelt offer and a willingness to follow the feeling, gracefully.

Reversed meaning

a reckless rush, lost momentum

An ideal that overrides reality, or a moodiness that sours -- love the dream, but keep your feet.

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

In a three-card reading

In the past position Knight 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.