Five of Cups

Classic tarot card image of Five of Cups
  • A breakup looms
  • Don't cry over spilt milk
  • Take your lumps and get back in the saddle
  • loss
  • despair
  • re-evaluation
  • regret
  • uncertainty
  • repentance

Upright

  • 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

Reversed

  • 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