The Three of Cups as Advice: Lean on Your People

Written by Chaya the Medium.

The Three of Cups as advice asks you to gather your people. Here is how, and what the reversal warns against.

If you want the short answer, the Three of Cups as advice says: lean on your people. Call the friends, go to the gathering, celebrate what is good.

What the Three of Cups advises upright

Tina Gong's the Three of Cups guide at Labyrinthos associates the upright card with celebration, friendship, community and creative collaboration. 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 Three of Cups advises connection and celebration: say yes to the invitation, collaborate, let friends help.

What the Three of Cups is not asking you to do

The Three is not asking you to drown a problem in parties.

The Three of Cups reversed as advice

Reversed, the Three of Cups as advice says check your circle. Gossip, exclusion or a third party may be complicating things. A reversed card in an advice position is usually pointing at the habit that is getting in your way, not at a punishment.

The Three of Cups as advice in love

In love, the Three of Cups advises bringing your relationship into your social life, or meeting someone through it.

The Three of Cups as advice for work and money

For work and money, it advises teamwork and celebrating progress. 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

Arrange to see two friends this week, and mention something you are glad about.

For comparison, the Two of Cups as advice and the Four of Wands as advice ask different things of you. The the Three of Cups card meaning page covers the card in full, and the Three of Cups as a yes or no, the Three of Cups as feelings and the Three 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.