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Karmic Spread Reading Interpretations
KING OF CUPS (EARTH/WATER)
In These Spread Positions...Interpret the King of Cups Meanings to Include:
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1 GOVERNED BY THE MAGICIAN: PHYSICAL GIVENS, OUT OF THE FATHER
UPRIGHT: Here the Physical/Material Plane will be sheltered by the king’s tender love and care.
Responsibility, in providing the necessities of life for self and loved ones, will be administered with
a gentle hands-on touch. There is a strong creativity here that will flavor choice of profession and
leisure activities. Aesthetics will be important to your personal appearance and to surroundings.
INVERTED: Your surroundings and activities are attractive and many will want to enjoy the products
of your labors.
2 GOVERNED BY THE HIGH PRIESTESS: EMOTIONAL GIVENS, OUT OF THE MOTHER
UPRIGHT: Here, a blend of kingly strength with the softness of the Cups sets the tone for your Emotional
Plane. You will have many people in your life, and most will look to you as the leader. You are
well-disposed to do well in combinations of business and creative work, actually being the sort who
could be a self-managing artist. INVERTED: People will be drawn to you for both your strength and your
gentleness, but they may get confused about which works where and when, as you might yourself.
3 GOVERNED BY THE EMPRESS: MENTAL GIVENS, INTELLECTUAL PREDISPOSITION
UPRIGHT: A blend of authority and sensitivity sets this mind for tasks as diverse as museum
director, hospital administrator, social worker, school principal, zookeeper, the Peace Corps, or
ship’s captain. Ever capable of using the information at hand, but always open to last minute
suggestion. INVERTED: Your openness and close-working relationships may mislead some into
neglecting your authority, mistaking your consideration for weakness.
4 GOVERNED BY THE EMPEROR: SPIRITUAL GIVENS, LIFE PURPOSE
UPRIGHT: You will be looked to for your authority and position, but more so for your compassionate
use of your position. It falls to you to show that people may need leaders and organization
to avoid chaos and work efficiently, but they do not need anyone to make them work, or do anything
for that matter. You seek to motivate by example. INVERTED: How you balance your kingly
qualities with your emotional sensitivity may be the test of this lifetime.
5 GOVERNED BY THE HIEROPHANT: SYSTEMS BORN INTO, SOCIETAL INFLUENCE
UPRIGHT: Here is the loving father as symbol of your early environment. Your father, or another
prominent figure, set the tone for the closeness and warmth that was yours. At your house, Dad was
always around when you needed him and his knee was your favorite seat. INVERTED: At one
extreme, there could have been too much attention, but at the other extreme, there may have been
little of this masculine caring, or this figure may not have been present.
6 GOVERNED BY THE LOVERS: EMOTIONAL TAPES, BASIS FOR RELATING/CREATING
UPRIGHT: Your earliest tapes of imprint are of this loving father figure, perhaps your own father.
But it could be of an older family figure such as a grandfather, or of course someone outside of the
family, perhaps someone famous whom you came to admire. INVERTED: Distorted, this otherwise
very healthy archetype can become a block instead of a blueprint/foundation for love and creativity.
At one extreme, the figure is idolized and idealized. Real life will find it hard to compete. At the
other extreme, the figure is loathed and by extension either all men or all of certain types of men are
not to be loved/trusted.
7 GOVERNED BY THE CHARIOT: PHYSICAL RESOURCES, MEANS TO ACHIEVE
UPRIGHT: You have someone—a family member, a partner, an angel—that you can fall back on.
But more than financial or physical help, this is the strong shoulder to cry on, the caring ear that can
listen to your problems. This man can help heal your wounds. INVERTED: At one extreme, this
suggests that the aforementioned may have been your safety net, but that it is not as strong for you at
this time. At the other extreme, there may be too much support that you have relied on too heavily
for your own independent development.