Five Of Cups
Keywords:
Regret, loss, grief, failure, disappointment, bereavement, heartbreak, divorce, baggage, pessimism, sadness, remorse, mourning, questioning past choices, discontent, despair, emotionally unstable, lonesome, remote, feeling let down.
General:
The Five of Cups represents a significant disappointment that can lead to self-pity, sadness, and regret dominating your mental landscape. Usually this occurs with the separation from a loved one or a situation that was very dear to you. Letting go of the past is difficult and it is important to grieve and process the things that you have lost and the chances you have missed.
At this point you may feel isolated and alone, but your situation isn’t hopeless. It’s necessary to try to see the good that is still around you or else you can fall into an even worse state. The two cups that are still standing upright represent the opportunities that are still available to you should you choose them. It is a hard fact to face, but often things don’t work out because at some level we knew that a situation wasn’t right for us and over time we made choices that we knew lead to its inevitable end. The silver lining is that this loss can lead to growth and a richer awareness of the worth of the things that are meaningful to us.
Money & Career $
If you are seeking a new position this card may be telling you to prepare yourself mentally for rejection and to not allow this rough patch to hinder your overall determination. There may still options available to you at this time, you just need to be resourceful.
The Five of Cups may also be indicating that you are realizing you have wasted much time in your current career and are beginning to regret your lack of progress. This regret is an indicator of what direction you need to begin to take if you hope to be happy with what you doing in the future. It’s important to learn from mistakes and course correct when you see this card.
Sometimes this card indicates the loss of a job or a business becoming insolvent and collapsing.
Financially, this card can show a loss or coming up against an impediment, how you choose deal with it will determine can be overcome.
Love & Relationships <3
If you are in a committed relationship this can signal the end of an era between you. Sometimes this is occurs when big changes in lifestyle, location, career, family structure, a major health issue, or some other circumstance changes the dynamic of your relationship significantly. Other times it can signal the end of a relationship altogether.
Alternatively, it may show that you are still grieving the end of a previous relationship and have not completely healed from the experience. This can still be happening even if you have moved onto dating someone new. If you have not fully processed your last relationship you may be bringing baggage into the next relationship you establish. It is important to be mindful of this if you are considering dating when this card is showing up in your readings regarding love.
Other Aspects.
NUMBER: 5
NUMEROLOGICAL MEANINGS:
ELEMENT: Water
ASTROLOGICAL ASSOCIATION: Mars in Scorpio
ASTROLOGICAL DECAN: 1st Decan Scorpio
TREE OF LIFE PLACEMENT: Geburah, the sphere of power
PERSONALITY:
ESOTERIC NAME: Lord of Loss in Pleasure
ANSWER: No
Five OF CUPS REVERSED
Keywords:
Acceptance, moving on, finding peace, release, letting go of negative aspects in your life, finding hope, healing, forgiveness, getting back into the fight, choosing to see the good.
General:
One of the few cards in the tarot which has a brighter meaning when reversed, the Five of Cups shows what comes after going through a period of grief and loss. You have stopped wishing you could change the past and are finally ready to get back on the road again. You’re beginning to notice the two cups that are upright and things really don’t seem that bad at all, in fact they might even look pretty exciting again.
Once you accept the things you cannot change, you can begin to forgive yourself and others, and start to learn and heal from the experience. You might even be grateful for it. And that gratitude can open you up to seeing all of life’s opportunities more clearly.
Money/Career $
If you have been dealing with setbacks in your job or business the Five of Cups reversed shows opportunities to redirect your energy, reinvent yourself, and to get on the mend. You may even find that the things you thought were causing you problems can be turned to your advantage. The reversed Five of Cups suggests that with the right perspective you can now overcome problems that you previously thought were insurmountable.
Financially, things are finally looking up for once.
Love / Relationships <3
The Five of Cups reversed shows the period of holding onto the past is over. It is time to move on and start anew. If you are not quite ready to move on yet, healing may require more time, but this card wants you to know that there are reasons to be excited about love in your future if you remain open to them.
If you are in a relationship this card can mean that you have experienced some hard times but you are now ready to forgive and let go of past grievances to move forward together in a positive new direction.