The Nine of Cups as Advice: Enjoy What You Have

Written by Chaya the Medium.

The Nine of Cups as advice asks you to notice that you are content. Here is how, and what the reversal warns against.

If you want the short answer, the Nine of Cups as advice says: enjoy what you have. Let yourself be satisfied, and be clear about what you wish for next.

What the Nine of Cups advises upright

Tina Gong's the Nine of Cups guide at Labyrinthos associates the upright card with wishes fulfilled, satisfaction, pleasure and gratitude. 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 Nine of Cups advises gratitude and pleasure: celebrate, savour, say your wish out loud.

What the Nine of Cups is not asking you to do

The Nine is not asking you to stop striving entirely.

The Nine of Cups reversed as advice

Reversed, the Nine of Cups as advice says check whether what you wanted is what you need. A reversed card in an advice position is usually pointing at the habit that is getting in your way, not at a punishment.

The Nine of Cups as advice in love

In love, the Nine of Cups advises appreciating the relationship as it is.

The Nine of Cups as advice for work and money

For work and money, it advises enjoying the reward and naming the next goal. 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

List five things that are going well. Then write one clear wish.

For comparison, the Ten of Cups as advice and the Sun as advice ask different things of you. The the Nine of Cups card meaning page covers the card in full, and the Nine of Cups as a yes or no, the Nine of Cups as feelings and the Nine 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.