Five of Cups
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Loss · Grief · Regret
Something has spilled, and right now you can only see the three cups lying empty at your feet. The grief is real and it deserves its hour, but the card gently turns your attention to the two cups still standing behind you, untouched. Mourn what is gone, and then remember what remains.
Reversed
Recovery · Forgiveness · Moving On
You are beginning to turn around, letting your eyes find the cups that never fell, and the weight of regret starts to lighten. What kept you stuck was your own back turned to what was still whole.
In love, money & work
A disappointment in love asks to be grieved honestly, yet do not let the loss blind you to the affection still standing beside you.
A financial setback stings, but count what you still hold before you decide you have nothing to work with.
A project or hope has fallen through, so let yourself feel the disappointment, then take honest stock of the work still intact and standing.
Let yourself grieve one loss today, then deliberately name two good things still standing.