When it’s about feelings in love and relationships, the Knight of Cups arrives to remind us that…
It’s okay to follow your heart, even if logic still needs time to catch up. He wants us to take action in all matters of the heart, to be hopelessly romantic and he dares us to express our feelings. The Knight of Cup reminds us that we need to stay open to the possibility of love in order to be able to receive it.
What are their feelings? Knight of Cups upright
New Connections and crushes
They feel like falling in love with you. They are completely charmed and drawn in by the chemistry between you two. Being with you reminds them of the possibility of a perfect love story. Of course, as you haven’t known each other for long, this is a first feeling and time will have to tell whether this energy is grounded and will develop into real love and partnership. But as of right now, they want to move your love story forward. Expect romantic gestures, like beautiful flowers or an offer to cook dinner for you. They very likely spend some of their time daydreaming about you and are planning on how to sweep you off your feet.
committed relationships
They are still very much romantically in love. This is a person who loves love and it’s important to them to keep on creating meaningful moments and shared experiences – they want to keep the romance alive. If romance has been lacking in your relationship, they might be about bringing back the charm and spark of the beginning of the relationship. This person feels like your love story is still unfolding and they have an ideal picture of what that will look like. In relationships the Knight of Cups is a beautiful symbol for someone who is open about their feelings and doesn’t hesitate sharing them.
Exes & old flames
They feel like you’re “the one that got away”. In their mind, this could have been the perfect love story and even though time has passed, they still think about you romantically. However, depending on how things ended, their feelings might be clouded by nostalgia and idealism. They may be romanticizing what you had, focusing on the best moments and avoiding thinking about the challenges that were present. Nevertheless, this is someone who is likely playing with the idea of reaching out at some point and rekindling what you had. They are open and to them, the final chapter of your love story hasn’t been written yet.
What are their feelings? Knight of Cups reversed
Here are some of the traditional interpretations of the Knight of Cups in love and relationships when it shows up reversed:
- their feelings are inconsistent and unreliable – hot and cold
- right now they are avoidant or even disinterested
- they possibly use manipulative charm (lovebombing) – saying what they think you want to hear
- they might be leading you on without real commitment
Did you know that many professional tarot readers choose to not work with reversed cards? And you don’t have to either! Read my article about “Why I don’t read reversed cards” here.
There is absolutely no right or wrong way of going about this, and including reversed cards in your readings can absolutely make sense. However, especially if you’re just starting out, know that many well established tarot professionals don’t feel the need to include them or assign special meaning to them.
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