Waite-Smith 塔罗（1909）
King of Cups
The King of Cups sits calm on his throne above the sea, a cup in hand. He is the card of the feeling master — emotion held with steadiness and command.
下列历史牌义引自 A. E. Waite《The Pictorial Key to the Tarot》（1911），用语反映了当时的时代背景；后续章节提供当代反思视角。
正位牌义
Fair man, man of business, law, or divinity; responsible, disposed to oblige the Querent; also equity, art and science, including those who profess science, law and art; creative intelligence.
逆位牌义
Dishonest, double-dealing man; roguery, exaction, injustice, vice, scandal, pillage, considerable loss.
这张牌在做什么
It represents the maturity to feel without being ruled by feeling. He appears as a fair, responsible man or as your own balanced heart. His shadow is the polished surface over turmoil.
文化与传统的读法
In the traditional reading the King is a fair man of business, law or divinity. It has long been read as equity and creative intelligence, and by reversal as dishonest, roguish exaction. The sea is beneath him; he does not drown.
取决于你当时的感受
- If you lead: feeling held with steadiness.
- If you meet him: fair, but watch the depths.
- If you hide: the calm that covers the storm.
值得想一想的几个问题
- Where do I lead with feeling well?
- Am I steady, or just composed?
- What would a balanced heart decide?
常见问题
What does the King of Cups mean?
Emotional mastery — a man (or energy) who feels and governs it. Fair, responsible, steady of heart.
King vs Queen of Cups?
She receives and feels; he holds and commands feeling. Same suit, different relation to emotion.
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本页牌义是心理与文化视角，不是预言，也不构成医疗或财务建议。