Description
Overall Concept:
The Five of Cups represents grief, loss, and emotional disappointment. It is a card of mourning what has been lost, often without yet recognizing what remains.
Modern Interpretation:
This card encourages you to acknowledge your pain and begin shifting your focus toward healing and what is still possible. In modern readings, it reflects emotional processing, lessons from loss, and the slow path toward acceptance and renewal.
Traditional Keywords:
Grief, regret, disappointment, sorrow, emotional setback, mourning
Reversal Possibilities:
Acceptance, healing, emotional recovery, forgiveness, new hope