Five of Cups
The Five of Cups depicts sorrow and a tendency to focus on loss, showing a figure soaked in misery while overlooking treasures that can still be recovered. It embodies regret, pessimism, heartbreak, disappointment, abandonment, and mourning. The card cautions against becoming consumed by grief to the point of missing opportunities for recovery. When reversed, it signals resilience, learning from setbacks, and beginning to pick up the pieces and move forward.
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Description
Disillusioned by life, a sorrowful citizen dunks his head under a rain cloud and soaks himself in misery. Although his treasures lie submerged in tears, they can be easily recovered should he choose to do so.
Upright Meaning
Regret. Pessimism. Heartbreak. Disappointment. Loss. Abandonment. Mourning or grief.
Reversed Meaning
Picking up the pieces and moving on. Resiliency. Recovering from a setback. Learning from experience.
Visual Description
A lone cloaked figure in dark robes bends forward over a rippling body of water, head bowed and face downcast. Blue teardrop-shaped raindrops fall from a storm cloud at the top left while a crescent-like moon at the top right sheds three red droplets. Below the waterline five golden cups lie scattered on the seabed, some appearing overturned and empty. A small fish swims among the cups and seaweed, and the card is framed with the letter V at the top and the caption FIVE·OF·CUPS at the bottom.
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