Minor Arcana · Cups · IX · Water
Nine of Cups — tarot meaning
near completion, endurance — in feeling, bonds and the inner tide
Upright
The wish fulfilled. Contentment earned; satisfaction, well and simply.
Reversed
Smugness — or a wish met that no longer satisfies.
Shown from the 1909 William Rider & Sons deck (public domain). A card is read in relation to the question and the cards around it; these meanings are a starting point, not a verdict.