This is a card of…

Connection

Compatibility

Emotional bonds

Partnerships

“Only connect!”

-E.M. Forster

The compassion, love and connection offered by the Ace find another heart to connect with in the Two. The moment when our eyes meet and we know there is a mutual feeling of instant connection, the conversation with a stranger that grows into an important friendship or partnership; these are Two of Cups moments.

The figures on this card usually stand on a road facing each other. They may be pledging to move forward as a pair, or they may be pausing to to savor their connection before continuing in opposite directions. Either way it is a happy occasion. These sincere person-to-person bonds are the building blocks of a full emotional life.

The card is most often interpreted as romantic. It certainly can be, but any kind of one-on-one emotional compatibility could be implied. Business partnerships benefit from a more personal connection. If we’re lucky, we get to enjoy the kind of close loyal friendship this card represents.