Card 40 • cups

Five of Cups

Brief Description

This card warns against seeking reassurance by dwelling on the past, which prolongs regret and sadness. It urges you to let go of past sorrows so you can turn towards the future and the possibilities that await. It reminds you that closing one door opens another, signaling a necessary transition. As a bridge between the material and spiritual, it emphasizes movement and mediation toward new opportunities.

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Five of Cups

Keywords

Bridge between material and spiritual, movement, mediation.

Meaning

Do not try to be reassured by focusing on the past. Living in the past keeps alive regrets and the sadness you are feeling. Let go of your past and of your sorrow to turn towards the future and what awaits you. Realise that by closing a door, another one opens.

Visual Description

A small pink ghost stands in the lower left, head bowed and large teardrops falling and pooling at its feet. Three cups lie broken and overturned on the ground with blue liquid spreading, while two cups remain upright on a decorated shelf above. The shelf is adorned with autumnal leaves, gourds, a steaming blue mug with a heart-shaped swirl of steam, and a tipped dark kettle on the right; a garland hangs between the shelf and the ghost.

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✍️ Deck author(s): Célia Melesville

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