Three of Cups
Upright
Three friends and a dance. Friendship, community, celebration shared.
friendship · community · celebration shared
Reversed
Overindulgence; gossip; the third wheel; isolation from the circle.
overindulgence · gossip · the third wheel · isolation from the circle
In astrology
Three of Cups is Mercury in Cancer ♋︎ — the second ten degrees of the sign, roughly 2–11 July. Mercury brings thought, speech, exchange; Cancer is cardinal water.
In the Celtic Cross
Where Three of Cups falls changes what it says. In the present it names the atmosphere you are in; as the crossing card it shows what lies over the matter; at the foundation it is the root of the situation; in the outcome it is the road ahead if nothing changes. Read the ten positions, or lay a spread and see where it appears.
Draw this card for yourself
Where it falls is what it means. Lay a spread and see whether Three of Cups turns up — and in which position.