Five of Cups

Cups

Five of Cups

Meanings

  • loss
  • grief
  • disappointment
  • sadness
  • mourning
  • discontent
  • feeling let down

Meanings Reversed

  • acceptance
  • moving on
  • finding peace
  • contentment
  • seeing positives

Other Meanings

  • acknowledging loss and moving on
  • focusing on how the glass remains "half-full"
  • finding the silver lining in a dark cloud
  • recognizing that loss is a natural part of life
  • embracing healthy grief
  • learning lessons from harsh consequences

Other Meanings Reversed

  • wallowing in unhealthy grief or self-pity
  • refusing to move on and let go
  • clinging to the past
  • obsessing on past lives and past loves
  • failing to live in the present
  • beating yourself up over past mistakes
  • allowing fear of failure to limit your efforts

Meanings

  • loss
  • despair
  • re-evaluation
  • regret
  • uncertainty
  • repentance

Fortunes

  • A breakup looms
  • Don't cry over spilt milk
  • Take your lumps and get back in the saddle

Questions

  • How do I tend to deal with loss?
  • What life lesson might I be learning now?
  • How can I shift my attention from the past to the future?
Numerology
5 (The Catalyst: instability, resistance, confrontation)
Affirmation
"I learn from my losses and move on."
Five of Cups — Tarot Meanings · Mago Lucas