The Ace of Cups as Advice: Open Your Heart

Written by Chaya the Medium.

The Ace of Cups as advice asks you to let the cup fill. Here is what that means, and what the reversal says about a closed heart.

If you want the short answer, the Ace of Cups as advice says: open your heart. Let yourself feel, give warmth freely, and accept the affection being offered.

What the Ace of Cups advises upright

Tina Gong's the Ace of Cups guide at Labyrinthos associates the upright card with new feelings, love, compassion and emotional beginnings. In an advice position I read those meanings as an instruction: the attitude or action the card is asking of you, rather than a description of what will happen. The Minor Arcana overview at Biddy Tarot is a useful second reference.

Upright, the Ace of Cups advises emotional openness: say the kind thing, accept the kindness, let a new feeling begin without managing it.

What the Ace of Cups is not asking you to do

The Ace is not asking you to pour yourself into someone who does not pour back.

The Ace of Cups reversed as advice

Reversed, the Ace of Cups as advice says notice where you have shut down, and why. Refill your own cup first if it is empty. A reversed card in an advice position is usually pointing at the habit that is getting in your way, not at a punishment.

The Ace of Cups as advice in love

In love, the Ace of Cups advises letting affection show.

The Ace of Cups as advice for work and money

For work and money, it advises work that feeds your heart and generosity with colleagues. Advice from a card is reflection. For decisions with legal, medical or financial weight, take it to someone qualified as well.

One step to take this week

Tell one person something warm you have been thinking and not said.

For comparison, the Two of Cups as advice and the Ace of Wands as advice ask different things of you. The the Ace of Cups card meaning page covers the card in full, and the Ace of Cups as a yes or no, the Ace of Cups as feelings and the Ace of Cups as timing cover the other questions people most often ask of it. You can draw a card for yourself with the free daily tarot tool. For a personal interpretation, my guide to an online psychic reading explains how readings work, and the three-card tarot listing and customer reviews are worth reading before deciding whether to order.