In a word (upright)
You can embrace others with a big heart, without being swayed by emotion. You're perfect for counseling those in trouble or bringing a group together. Your generosity gives everyone a sense of security.
When it appears reversed
Have you held your feelings in so much that resentment is building up? You don't need to stay calm all the time. Show your true feelings a little to someone you trust.
A starting point through the image
In the older guidebook's illustration, The image depicts a king holding a cup steadily above the waves.
Use Acceptance · Fairness · Composure as a clue when considering something on your mind. A figure in the image need not represent someone of a particular age or gender; it can also symbolize a role held by you or someone around you.
Upright meaning
This reflects calm attention to both people even when feelings move. You need not pretend to feel nothing; separate emotion from decision conditions. State what you can hear now and what you cannot decide yourself as a sincere form of support.
This position focuses on asking again about one condition you took for granted. Before rushing to decide whether it is right, return to the basis on which you judged it.
Reversed meaning
Behind a gentle reply, hopes you have not voiced tend to remain. If you write separately the wish to be kind and the errands you can really take on, you can state the limits of your promise before piling on strain later.
Within a calm reply, add one sentence each about desired conditions and the scope you cannot accept this time.
Love and relating to your partner
Slowly receive each other's feelings. Before always taking the supporting role, share a small request of your own so reassurance is offered by both.
Consider the matter on your mind through Time together and the space each person wants. List separately what the person has actually said and the wishes you have not yet checked; this can help you choose a starting point for the next conversation.
In work and learning
Connect an emotional discussion to fair judgment. Hear each involved person's explanation once to separate personal preference from conditions.
For a current task, the perspective is to clarify What you hope for at work and how you ask for cooperation. Focus on one step you are responsible for and first agree who needs to decide what.
When this card appears in a three-card spread
In the position for support and conditions to clarify, This position asks whether the list of things to check has grown too broad. Choosing the one point needed for your current question can narrow the person or material to consult next.
In the position for a next step you choose yourself, For your next step, place one question before the decision. Record what you learned in a line, then compare the available conditions again.
For a reversed card, use its reversed meaning and action above, then revisit the conditions to check in the same position. Rather than deciding an outcome from the card's name, consider the adjacent cards and the question selected beforehand together.
One thing to take into daily life
Before writing a reply about one concern, separate what you can hear from what you cannot judge.