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, Queen of Cups shows a beautiful bright queen on a stone throne by lively water. On the throne are little mermaid babies. She wears a cloak with scales on it. On the beach there are colorful stones. Her foot has become water because she is water. She holds a strange cup like the Ark with a lid, or the Holy Grail, the tradition of the woman's life-bearing capacity. It contains the Message of the heart. The cup holds the purest emotions within us. The most innocent, primal feelings that can heal us and others. She is a healing queen. Our emotions hold the key. She has a wide open Heart Chakra, lacks a heart wall, has a clear 3rd Eye that visualizes her forward, because she has done her inner work.