Cups cards in the tarot deck are symbolized by the element Water and rule the zodiac signs Cancer, Scorpio and Pisces. In classic Rider Waite Smith tarot decks, this card shows a sad person sitting under a tree and sulking. There are three cups at his feet and a fourth cup is held out by a hand out of a cloud. He doesn't seem very interested in any of the cups. Maybe there was a little too much partying from the card before, three of cups? Four of Cups is about being in a blassé mood. You are full. You are on your way down into a deep sadness, disappointment, depression to work up a hunger again. Water can drown in excessive amounts and the man in four in a beaker begins to drown. In the next card, Five of Cups, it is more evident.