Card 40 • cups

Five of Cups

Brief Description

The Five of Cups centers on disappointment and sorrow, highlighting a focus on shortcomings and deep regret. Upright, it signifies defeat and mourning what has been lost. Reversed, it can indicate a shift toward satisfaction but also a tendency to ignore strengths while concentrating on weaknesses. It may also point to a fear of completion that hinders emotional resolution.

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Card Name

Five of Cups

Upright

Disappointment, focused on shortcomings, sorrow, defeat, deep regret.

Reversed

Satisfaction, ignoring strengths and finding weaknesses, fearful of completion.

Visual Description

Two women stand back-to-back against a muted, vertical-striped background. The nearer woman faces forward with eyes closed, wearing a loose white blouse and green striped trousers, holding two black-and-white spotted cups at her sides. The woman behind her wears a yellow dress laced at the back and holds three matching spotted cups, one of which is tipped and pours a blue stream of liquid. The scene is spare and focused on the figures and the patterned cups, with open space above them.

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