Five of Cups
The Five of Cups represents disappointment, mourning, and lingering sorrow, often focused on a broken or lost relationship. It highlights a tendency to focus on the negative and allow past hurt to blind one to present possibilities. In reverse, it signals getting over loss and shifting attention toward new opportunities while warning against obsession and pining. Magickally, the card can be used to represent grief or heartbreak, and reversing it or covering it with the Ace of Cups is recommended to speed healing and recovery.
Keywords
Description
Disappointment; mourning; loss and sorrow; lingering gloom and heartache; pining over a broken or lost relationship; focusing on the negative; past hurt causes one to turn away from or ignore present possibilities.
Reversed
Getting over a loss or disappointment; shifting attention to new opportunities after being sad about a breakup or rejection; a warning against obsession and pining over disappointments.
Magickal Uses
Use in spells to represent sorrow, heartbreak, depression, or grief. Reverse it or cover with the Ace of Cups to speed healing and recovery after a loss of relationship or other heartbreak.
Visual Description
A hooded figure in a black cloak stands with their back to the viewer, holding two shiny metal goblets out over a small stream and a cascading waterfall in the rocky background. Three cups lie overturned on the grassy bank, spilling a dark red liquid that pools on the ground. The cloak bears a stitched red star-like symbol, the person wears silver bracelets, and a decorative banner at the bottom reads "Five of Cups."
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