Three of Cups

Symbolism

The top goblet represents the Ace of Cups overflowing the five senses, filling and fulfilling the two cups below, flowing upward as well, to replenish the cup on top. The prismatic ring is the eternal circle of light, the full spectrum of emotion, that ties these all together and is ever constant, unbroken and infinite.

Gold, for the goblets is the purity of earth, the value and dearness of the precious metal and the physical heart. Gold for the Sun, of passion and fire, that brings the light and refracts it through water to create the prism of colors in their purest form. In this card, the emotions overflow and fulfill the emptiness of the two, which in turn overflow with fulfillment. The three cups can be seen as a progression, the first cup as the beginning, which links the two, and the two cups as a base for the one, or the one can be seen as the elevated creation/inspiration of the two cups.

The air surrounding this is rose pink, for the calm, soothing state of stability and balance... the warm fuzzy feelings that are created by love and fellowship in all its forms.

Card Meaning

The Three of Cups traditionally means joy and shared pleasures, creativity, dreams, intuition and imagination. This is a time of abundance, sharing, of reciprocating, of symbiosis that is interdependent and yet remains individualistic. It represents the glow and well being of companionship (three's company), "All for one, One for all," happiness, good fortune, because the rainbow has no end or beginning and encompasses all things within it, eternity and the fulfillment of emotional blessings. It is the outpouring of emotions and love that creates something greater from it.

- Aeclectic