Minor Arcana · Cups · Water
lossdespairre-evaluationregretuncertaintyrepentance
Five of Cups is one of the 14 cards of the suit of Cups, the suit of Water in the Minor Arcana, which speaks of feelings, love, relationships and intuition. Its keywords are loss, despair, re-evaluation, regret, uncertainty and repentance.
Five of Cups upright meaning
In the light, Five of Cups points to:
- Acknowledging loss and moving on
- Focusing on how the glass remains "half-full"
- Finding the silver lining in a dark cloud
- Recognizing that loss is a natural part of life
- Embracing healthy grief
- Learning lessons from harsh consequences
Five of Cups reversed or shadow meaning
In its shadow, drawn reversed or in a difficult position, Five of Cups can point to:
- Wallowing in unhealthy grief or self-pity
- Refusing to move on and let go
- Clinging to the past
- Obsessing on past lives and past loves
- Failing to live in the present
- Beating yourself up over past mistakes
- Allowing fear of failure to limit your efforts
Five of Cups in fortune telling
- A breakup looms
- Don't cry over spilt milk
- Take your lumps and get back in the saddle
About the card
- Card
- Five of Cups
- Arcana
- Minor Arcana
- Suit
- Cups: feelings, love, relationships and intuition
- Element
- Water
- Rank
- Five: fives are disruption: loss, conflict or a challenge that breaks the calm of the four.
- Keywords
- loss, despair, re-evaluation, regret, uncertainty and repentance
