Five of Cups
The Five of Cups is a Minor Arcana tarot card.
Meanings and interpretations
The Five of Cups is related to the Water element, planet Mars, and Scorpio.This card can carry a meaning of dejection, disappointment and sorrow over past events. It can also represent a blindness to good in a given situation. Although the person pictured on the card has lost three cups, two still stand, and they failed to appreciate what is left. A river flows under a bridge leading to a safe destination, and yet they focus on their three lost cups.
Symbols
- Spilled Cups – Lost happiness and disappointments
- Black Cloak – Isolation and grief
- Standing Cups – Remaining opportunities and support
- Bridge – A path forward beyond grief
Upright
The key meanings of Five of Cups, if reversed are:
- Hope
- Acceptance
- Recovery
- Moving forward