Queen of Cups

Upright

Deep, contained emotional intelligence. Feels everything and isn't ruled by it — the most intuitive card in the deck.

Reversed

Feeling so much for others that you've lost the boundary. Empathy without a door.

Its element

Water — feeling, attachment, grief, the things that move you whether or not you approve. Water finds the low ground every time.

Water of it — the element held inwardly. The Queen doesn't have to demonstrate it. She just has it, which is why she's the one people actually go to.

Knowing the card isn't reading it

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