As published on Claudia by Ana Cristina Paixão

Under the influence of the Three of Cups, the week opens with an energy of celebration, unity, and joyful encounters. Make the most of it.

This week carries the luminous energy of the Three of Cups, a card that celebrates friendship, shared joy, and the feeling of belonging. The atmosphere that unfolds now is light, vibrant, and full of human warmth. It reminds us of the importance of the connections that sustain our lives — those people who welcome us, delight us, and bring us back to center with a simple smile. It’s an especially favorable week for gatherings, social events, and reconnecting with your “soul tribe.” It’s no coincidence that this card arrives precisely during this season of year-end celebrations.

The Three of Cups represents the people we turn to when there is something to celebrate — those who brighten our days and whose presence is, in itself, a reason for happiness.

After a few weeks filled with tension, inner conflict, and emotional exhaustion, this card appears as an invitation for the soul to rest. It’s time to breathe, to ease the heart, and to let your time with friends be the balm you’ve been needing. If you’ve been considering scheduling a meeting, restarting a conversation, planning a small group trip, or simply reconnecting with someone dear, this is the ideal moment. The cards open the path and offer full support for these initiatives.

Fill Your Cup

There is a clear call for connection. Life, with its urgent demands, so often pulls us in a thousand directions and commitments — and before we know it, time has passed, messages have gone unanswered, and meetings have been pushed aside. The Three of Cups reminds us that relationships also need tending — and that reserving even a small space for them can completely transform our emotional landscape.

Amid the many responsibilities and roles we take on, it’s natural for energy to wear thin. That’s precisely why friends become such powerful medicine. The Three of Cups asks you to think about the people who make you laugh with ease, who welcome your most authentic self, and with whom you can simply be — no effort, no masks. This week, seek out these people. Allow yourself to be in their presence, to immerse yourself in this light and invigorating exchange. This reconnection with simple joy will be revitalizing and will bring the emotional rest you’ve been craving.

Celebrations, Reunions, and the Rebirth of Lightness

This week, the sky finally seems to step out of the fog — after days marked by reviews, misunderstandings, and hesitant, interrupted steps.

As November comes to a close, the atmosphere begins to take on that unmistakable year-end feeling — a blend of reflection, soft nostalgia, and a true desire to be close to those who matter. And with symbolic timing, Mercury ends its final retrograde of 2025 this Saturday (29th), in the expansive sign of Sagittarius, opening the way for December to begin with greater flow, sincerity, and clarity.

It’s in this context that the Three of Cups — the card of celebration, shared joy, and unity — becomes the defining archetype of this phase.

The Three of Cups appears like that moment when we exhale and realize we’ve made it through a period more demanding than it seemed. There’s a sense of a test ending, of an emotional cycle quietly closing, even if no dramatic events made it obvious. This card symbolizes the support that emerges when the weight begins to dissolve. When friends reappear. When conversations naturally fall back into place.

The Three of Cups speaks, above all, of revitalizing encounters. Of conversations that restore the heart. Of reconnecting with dear friends, with family members time had pulled away, with groups that were missed throughout the year. It’s the card of hugs that arrive after storms. Of the “it’s so good to see you,” said with sincerity. Of laughter that brings back color. It’s the card of festivities that unite — not simply because the calendar dictates it, but because the soul needs it.

In a moment when the year begins to signal its ending, this card reminds us that none of us crosses a cycle alone. That life, however demanding it may have been, offers pauses where affection spills generously. The Three of Cups is the table set, the collective toast, the reunion that needs no justification. A celebration of the heart before any celebration in the external world.

And then comes the celestial movement: with Mercury returning to direct motion in Sagittarius, the energy finds a new rhythm. After weeks marked by delays, revisions, tangled conversations, and suspended plans, the mind regains long-range vision — and, with it, the desire to plan, organize schedules, schedule gatherings, confirm events, travel, and arrange celebrations. It’s the season of quick messages, clear answers, and ideas that fall back into place.

Sagittarius dislikes short distances — it wants horizons, projects, and the future. When Mercury begins to flow again in this sign, the sensation is “now we’re ready.” Now conversations have direction. Now, shelved plans can return. Now the spirit finds the steadiness to express what had been swallowed in recent weeks.

Sagittarius lights the spirit: speaks truth, points the arrow forward, and reminds us that life gains meaning when shared. And the Three of Cups embraces that light, translating it into loving gatherings, sincere celebrations, and a renewed feeling of belonging.

This union between the Three of Cups and the end of Mercury retrograde in Sagittarius creates a particularly special energetic field — almost like a reunion between emotion and meaning. The card speaks of bonds, support, and nurturing exchanges, while the sky speaks of clarity, of courage to aim your arrow, of movement returning to life. It’s not just that things fall into place; they fall into place with truth. And perhaps that is the most powerful point of this week: emotional truth finally gaining space to express itself with lightness.

After days in which conversations felt stuck or strained by misinterpretations, this is the moment when dialogues begin to flow again — and more than that, they flow with generosity. It’s the time to reopen doors, revisit projects, reconnect with people, and allow everything that was left suspended to find its natural resolution. Sagittarius does not beat around the bush — it says what it feels, what it wants, what it envisions.

We are entering a period of greater social ease, that time of year when people are more open to embracing, forgiving, reconnecting, sending messages that were stuck in the throat, restoring bonds that retrograde motion put on pause. It’s an invitation to celebrate not only achievements but also survivals — everything that was difficult yet endured.

The mood is one of reconnection. Of looking around and recognizing that, despite everything, there are real reasons to celebrate. The Three of Cups speaks of joy that does not arise alone — but is built through exchange, presence, and shared affection. It is the spirit of year-end gatherings where even the weary find a reason to smile. And Mercury direct in Sagittarius reinforces this: words flow, humor brightens, honesty brings people closer.

For many, this period may bring unexpected invitations, heart-warming reunions, relieving news, or decisions that finally resolve lingering issues before the year turns. For others, it may mark the beginning of a quiet, intimate cycle of celebration: acknowledging personal growth, thanking the support received, resting the heart in the presence of the right people.

The energy asks you to enter the spirit of celebration with intention, not obligation. Celebrate what remained. Celebrate what returned. Celebrate what transformed. Celebrate those who held your hand through the hardest moments of 2025. And above all, celebrate yourself for having made it here.

This is a moment to make space for laughter, closeness, genuine encounters, and the lightness of bonds that strengthen as the year begins to say goodbye.

The sky says: relax your mind, aim far, speak from the heart.
The Three of Cups answers: share your joy — because joy grows when it echoes.

Celebration After the Crossing

The week still carries a powerful call to celebrate — not necessarily in the festive sense, but as an emotional posture. To celebrate like someone who recognizes the process. To celebrate like someone who honors the journey. To celebrate like someone who understands that even small steps deserve a toast. There is an energy of reencounter with yourself, with what feels good, with the lightness that had been postponed. And that moment is now.

This combination may bring good news, awaited confirmations, reconciliations, social invitations, or connections that return with renewed glow. But above all, it brings the opportunity to look at the year that’s ending and realize there is still space for joys that arrive effortlessly — as gifts from a universe that also rests and rebalances its forces.

This week’s guidance is simple and profound: welcome back what returns with joy. Make room for sincere conversations. Let the relationships that nourish you come closer. And don’t be afraid to resume your long-term plans — Sagittarius inspires you to aim far, while the Three of Cups reminds you that every small victory along the way deserves to be celebrated.

If there were misunderstandings, they dissolve.
If there were pauses, they now make sense.
And if there was exhaustion, the sky returns your strength.

May this be a week of true encounters, heart-warming conversations, healing laughter, and moments that fill your heart. May it be full of joy for you to share with those you love.

And so we arrive at the end of November with a clear promise: life still holds reasons to raise a toast. It is a time to release the weight, open the heart, and recognize that there is always a moment of celebration — and it has just arrived.

“The more you praise and celebrate your life, the more there is in life to celebrate.” — Oprah Winfrey

Wishing you a beautiful week filled with light,

Ana Cristina Paixão