Nine of Cups
Minor Arcana · Cups

Nine of Cups

KeywordsContentment, wishes granted, pleasure

The picture · Bright face · Shadow · Way through

Every card has four faces: what the picture shows, the bright face it turns when the situation supports it, the shadow when the same root is overdone or stuck, and the way through that the picture itself draws.

The picture

Nine cups arced behind a satisfied host

Bright face

Enjoying what was earned; a wish granted

Shadow

Contentment kept on a shelf, unshared

Way through

They sit on display — pour one and pass it

As your card of the day

If Nine of Cups is the first card you draw today, the day leans toward “Enjoying what was earned; a wish granted”. When it tips toward “Contentment kept on a shelf, unshared”, remember the way the picture draws: They sit on display — pour one and pass it.

Read Waite's 1911 text and the correspondences

Auspira is for entertainment and self-reflection. The cards are a mirror that shows the present from another angle; they do not predict the future and are no substitute for medical, legal, financial, or psychological advice.