Cups · Water
Five of Cups
grief · regret · loss
Upright
Grief is in the foreground. Three cups are spilled. Two are still standing if you turn around.
Reversed
The worst of the grief is passing. Forgiveness, of yourself or someone else, becomes possible.
Love
Disappointment or a loss in love. Mourn it, and do not pretend the remaining care is nothing.
Recovery after a hurt. You can talk about it without living inside it.
Work
A setback. Regret is useful for a day. Then look at what was not lost.
A lesson accepted. You are ready to try again with a cleaner expectation.
Upright, this card leans no. Reversed, it leans yes. The leaning is not a command.
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