The theme of the suit: water

Cups and the element of water

Cups are linked to water: it takes the shape of its vessel, flows, reflects, and can be clear or murky. In the same way this suit speaks of feelings, attachments, imagination, and intuition, of what we live through inside and how we share it with others.

It matters that cups are never "good" or "bad" in themselves. They are about depth: joy, tenderness, sadness, and nostalgia all belong to water. The card’s job is to help you notice what you are actually feeling right now.

• Element: water
• Themes: emotions, relationships, love, empathy, creative imagination
• Questions cups open: "What do I feel?" and "What truly matters to me around other people?"