9 of Cups

Key Words: wishes fulfilled, contentment, satisfaction with life, pride, hospitality, sensuality, worldly pleasures, happiness

Cups represent water, the soul, relationships, emotions, creativity, imagination, friends, family, and receptivity.

The nines are cards of solitude and fullness. Each on brings a situation you must work through alone, which will shape your identity and who you will become.

Traditionally, the Nine of Cups was called the wish card. Before a reading started, fortune tellers of old would tell sitters to make a wish. If the Nine of Cups came up anywhere in the reading, it meant that the wish would come true. It is similar to the modern interpretation: you feel like your wishes have been realized and you find the results extremely satisfying.

Because this is the suit of cups, the happiness likely involves your emotional state, your relationships, or your creativity. This goodness didn’t just happen; you worked for it and you get to feel good about yourself on so many levels. Life is never static, so this contentment cannot last exactly as it is. The question is how will you proceed? Will you continue to grow in positive ways or put things on autopilot? Enjoy the moment but nurture your wish or it could dissipate or stagnate.