Two of Cups

A two-headed snake slices through the sand, light and dark, masculine and feminine, in all things balance. Through the Twos flow the spirit of the High Priestess and her instinct to unify opposites.

Deep in the dark of the forest, your fronds unfurl, intertwining and disentangling.

Upright

• Harmony
• Partnership
• Joy

Three productive partnerships mingle in the gilded bowls of the Two of Cups.

A new romantic attachment, or perhaps an existing relationship newly strengthened, may herald a time of joy and fulfilment; you find in yourself a great capacity to love and be loved.

If surrounding cards suggest it, consider professional endeavours rather than romance. The cup of friendship from which you and a partner in your labours drink is deepening; your spiritual spheres overlap, and productivity springs forth.

Finally, the Two of Cups may indicate a flourishing in the vines of your friendship. Your days are enlivened by congenial fellow travellers, and lasting relationships form amidst the laughter that rises up from your group amidst the embers from your fire.

Inverted

• Argument
• Imbalance
• Separation

Liquid from separate cups does not always mix; though you keep pouring, a solution is absent. You find it impossible to understand the perspective of a fellow traveller, and they mirror your difficulty. Perhaps your cup contains water, and your companion’s oil; perhaps expressions of feeling from one side fall on deaf ears on the other.

Separation may be imminent. Look to surrounding cards to understand whether this is temporary or permanent; in either case, accept that, like water freely poured on barren ground, this outcome may prove to be wasteful.

Proceed with caution, and do not submit to the temptation of drama; disharmony does not always beget dissolution. In the face of uncertainty, do not take action which may be irreversible.