Tarot Card Meanings: Wands and Cups Suits Interpretation Guide

through struggle. Omen: "Act and work, the future is a field that must be sown. For better or worse, all work bears fruit." In common divination: departure, separation, a traveler, places of departure, detachment. Page of Wands
The Slave of the Scepter. Number: 7. Letter: Z. Hieroglyph: A poorly dressed man is planting a staff. It is the symbol of ruin due to unsuccessful enterprises, wrong combinations, sordid professions, abuse of faculties. Omen: "Your work is fruitless; you will never harvest the fruits, and misery will fall upon you if you do not abandon your vain plans. Beware of interests. If you do not want to fall into slavery, beware of the selfishness of those around you." In common divination: Servant, messenger, intermediary official (seller), news, message, announcement. Ace of Wands
The scepter. Number: 1. Letter: A. It is merely the reflection of the Ego arcanum in the Minor element. Hieroglyphic = A square, a triangle, a circle. It is the emblem of superiority, of authority. Omen: "Creative intelligence, useful work, success, enterprises that will bring with them their elements of success." Two of Wands
The two scepters. Number: 2. Letter: A. Hieroglyph: Two scepters arranged in a cross. It is the emblem of support in enterprises. In common divination: trials, words, agreement, conversation, discourse. Three of Wands
The three scepters. Number: 3. Letter: G. Hieroglyphic: Three scepters arranged in a triangle. Omen: "Beginning of success in business, happy innovations. Spirit of invention." In common divination: success, production, publication. Four of Wands
The four scepters. Number: 4. Letter: D. Hieroglyph: Four scepters arranged in a square. Omen: "Realization of expected success; serious and stable commitments." In common divination: Result, conclusion, objective. Five of Wands
The five scepters. Number: 5. Letter: E. Hieroglyphic: Five scepters forming a five-pointed star. Omen: "Competition of probabilities adverse to the success of enterprises, beware of pride." In common divination: projects, ambition, pride, knowledge. Six of Wands
The six scepters. Number: 0. Letters: U V. Hieroglyphic: Six scepters arranged in two antipodal triangles or Solomon's seal. Omen: "Obstacles, embarrassments, delays, traps, indecisions and sometimes abortion of enterprises, if the will is not firm and perseverant." In common divination: delays, obstacles, embarrassments, road blocks. Seven of Wands
The seven scepters. Number: 7. Letter: Z. Hieroglyphic: Seven scepters forming a triangle above a square. Omen: "Possession of all means to succeed." The enterprises will bring great profits. It is the emblem of matter subject to the thousand combinations of intelligence. "Triumphant enterprises, crowned with success." In common divination: dominion, preponderance, obligation, ascendancy. Eight of Wands
The eight scepters. Number: 8. Letter: H. Hieroglyphs: Eight scepters showing an eight-pointed star. Omen: "Enterprises that can bring contentions, discussions, lawsuits, dissensions, dissolution of conjugal or other associations. Malaise, stagnation of enterprises." In common divination: argument, discussion, sulking. Nine of Wands
The nine scepters. Number: 9. Letter: Th. Hieroglyph: Nine scepters arranged in three triangles, themselves arranged in a triangle with the point at the top. Omen: "Any scientific or mysterious undertaking, for whose success caution and discretion must be exercised." In common divination: discretion, prudence, secrecy, dissimulation, lie. Ten of Wands
The ten scepters. Number: 10. Letters: I J Y. Hieroglyphic: Ten scepters, six of which are arranged in two antipodal triangles or Solomon's seal, and the other four arranged at the bottom in a square. Omen: "Journeys, enterprises that have all hypotheses of success and stability." Success, reputation, fame in arts or sciences. High reward due to merit. Realization of acts that bring joy and security. In normal divination: variations, changes, the road, travels, means and places of transport.

CUPS

King of Cups
The Master of the Cup. Astrologically, corresponds to the royal star of Taurus (Aldebaran). Number: 6. Letters: U V. Hieroglyphic: A king, with the crown on his forehead, seated on a throne, holding a cup in his right hand. Omen: "Sincere friendship, benevolence devoted to being counted by a powerful or famous man. A beautiful and rich marriage; will be courted by some high personage, king, prince, head of state, head of society." In normal divination: Friend, relative, masculine relation, beloved man. Queen of Cups
The Lady of the Cup. Number: 8. Letter: H. Hieroglyph: A queen with a crown on her forehead, seated on her throne, holding a cup in her right hand and a ruler in the left. Omen: "Benevolence, famous friendships or high-level women, beautiful and rich marriage for a man." In common divination: Friendship, beloved woman, light woman, girl, artist. Knight of Cups
Fighter of Cups. Number: 9. Letters: Th. Hieroglyphic: a man on horseback, with uncovered head, holding a cup, spurring a horse. Omen: "Rivalry in love, fights, duels, because of a woman. Late or impeded marriage. Dangerous adulthood."