4 of Emotion: Four of Cups

This is not time to quit. Adapt.

The Business Tarot deck

Traditional Rider-Waite

The Four of Cups is the stuck feeling, the flat, bored, “meh” card. You are looking at what you have and feeling flat about it, while something new sits right beside you, unnoticed. In business tarot, the Four of Cups, card 4 of Emotion, is the card of apathy and adapting, and it shows up when you feel stuck or bored and the way out is a fresh perspective, not quitting.

Business Tarot Meaning

The solution is right in front of you. It really is. When this card shows up, the problem is rarely a lack of options. It is that you are too close, too tired, or too deep in the flat feeling to see the cup being offered.

Go for a walk, meditate, get a new perspective. Look at how your ideal client would feel, act, or need to know. Remember how it feels to be just getting into what you teach. The simpler the better.

And when in doubt, go back to gratitude. Write 100 thank you’s to the Universe, show your gratitude. Gratitude shifts your state of mind faster than almost anything, and a shifted state of mind sees solutions.

Emotion Action Steps

• Stop and name the feeling. Stuck is information, not a verdict.
• Go for a walk or meditate and get a new perspective.
• Look at your offer through your ideal client’s eyes: what would they feel, do, or need to know?
• Simplify. The simpler the better.
• Write 100 thank you’s to the Universe and show your gratitude.
• Adapt instead of quitting. This is not time to quit.

Journaling Questions

• What solution might be right in front of me that I have been ignoring?
• How would my ideal client see this situation?
• What are ten things I can thank the Universe for right now?

Mantras

Traditional Tarot Meaning

The Four of Cups is the card of apathy, boredom, and feeling stuck, while a new offer or opportunity waits unnoticed. It signals a need for a fresh perspective and a grateful heart.

Astrology & The Tarot

Cups are the suit of Water, feelings and state of mind, and the Four carries the Moon in Cancer, deep feelings that need rest and care. In business, this card asks you to tend to your emotional level first. When your heart resets, your eyes open.

Planetary Influence

The Moon. The planet of feelings, moods, and your inner world. The Moon reminds you that a flat mood is a phase, and phases pass when you rest and reset.

Numerology

Four is the number of stability and foundation. This pause is not the end of anything. It is solid ground to stand on while you find your new direction.

Your Path is Waiting

This is not time to quit. Adapt. The solution is right in front of you, and gratitude will help you see it. That is the Four of Cups in business tarot, and a new perspective changes everything.