The 2 of Cups is one of those cards that everyone loves to see during a reading, especially a relationship reading, when you ask how someone feels about you or how he or she sees you.
The 2 of Cups embodies the energy of the two: unity, harmony, balance and clarity. The two correspond to the High Priestess in the Major Arcana, representing duality and emphasizing the feminine to the masculine, the Yin to the Yang.
In the two we see a powerful energy of unity and coming together. In the 2 of Cups this unity is most expressed in love.
What does the 2 of cups mean?
The 2 of Cups can have a number of meanings:
- Experiencing a romantic attraction
- Merge with another
- Setting up a partnership
- Declare a ceasefire
- Forgive someone else
- Building a bond with someone
- Being drawn into a new relationship or friendship
- Experiencing a connection with someone else
- Letting the past be over
What do the 2 headings mean in a lecture about love and relationships?
In a lecture on love and relationships, the 2 cups is one of the most welcome cards you can see when you ask how someone feels about you.
If you are drawn into the position for feelings, it means that the person you are asking about undoubtedly feels a connection with you. This may be a friendship attraction, but in relationship readings it indicates a romantic attraction. They feel like they would like to get to know you better or, if they are in an existing relationship, are particularly loving towards you and past conflicts have been resolved.
If you are drawn because of how someone sees you, it means that he or she sees you as an ideal partner. They click with you and see you as someone they would like to start a relationship with or stay with.
If you draw the 2 of Cups for what someone wants to happen between you, the meaning is very clear. They want to be with you.
What does the 2 of Cups mean in a career reading?
In a career reading, the 2 of Cups highlights a career or job that involves doing something you really love!
The 2 cups is a card of balance and harmony, so this could also include a career in healthcare, nursing or counseling, where you connect with others on an emotional level.
The 2 of Cups in a career reading indicates that whatever path you choose with your career, you will feel fulfilled and emotionally whole.
What about the 2 of Cups as an obstacle?
Like a obstacle card, the 2 of Cups represents a need to find harmony and address trust issues in a relationship. There may be a lack of trust or a lack of communication, and the 2 of Cups reminds us that communication is essential for a relationship to be successful.
As an obstacle card, the 2 of Cups emphasizes the importance of working together to find solutions to conflict. The 2 of Cups is a truce card, so whatever the couple needs to do to find harmony together must be done.
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What about the 2 of cups reversed?
Conversely, the energy of the 2 of Cups is blocked and suppressed. Open communication, mutual attraction and a sense of balance and harmony are compromised.
There may be a lack of trust in the relationship. Maybe one person no longer feels the same way they used to about the other. There may also be a strong feeling of instability, as if the foundation of the relationship could collapse at any moment.
The 2 of Cups reversed indicates that the relationship needs urgent work to restore the energies and allow them to flow freely.
How to make the 2 cups work for you
To tap into the energies of the 2 of Cups, this is a wonderful way to do it.
Take out your journal, place the card in front of you and meditate on it for a while. Then write down everything that comes to mind: how it makes you feel, what you see, how it applies to your life, and what images or scenarios come to mind.
This helps you connect with the energies of the card. This is a powerful card for relationships, friendships and connections of all kinds, so the energy associated with this card can help you feel more confident and alive in your own connections.
The 2 of Cups: pure attraction
The 2 of Cups is a card with a very powerful attraction, and we feel this attraction when we meet someone we like and feel an immediate kinship with him or her.
When combined with cards like the Lovers of 6 of Cups, this can indicate a soulmate connection. This is one of the soulmate cards and is often very welcome in a reading.
When this card appears, know that there is a connection in your life that has the potential to go deeper and grow. The 2 of Cups doesn’t come far from the start of the Cups series, but the potential to grow into something more is a wonderful opportunity.
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