![]() ![]() This is a sign of your readiness to move forward, to cross the bridge, and start over. This means that you have already passed the initial stages of grief and are now accepting that something hard or terrible has happened and it’s time to move on. This is a relief when you pull the Five of Cups. Pick up the pieces of your life and move forward. This card is allowing you time to grieve but also reminding you that you still have many blessings (represented by the two upright cups) and hope (represented by the bridge and the structure in the background). This will be a struggle, as all five’s foretell, but it will not be the end of you. If you pull this card upright, it’s foretelling or acknowledging the trauma of a loss you have already suffered or will suffer down the line. The survival tools are there if you choose to take them. Don’t lose faith in the two cups that are still standing and the bridge in the distance. The man must stop focusing on what he has lost (the overturned cups) and pick up the pieces of what he still has (the upright cups) in order to move on and cross the bridge.Ĭrossing the bridge brings greenery and structure as we can see in the building surrounded by green trees and grass across the river. The keys of hope in this card are the bridge and the two cups standing upright behind the man in black. He must cross the bridge or grieve alone forever. The man must move on from the loss that the three spilled cups symbolize. The body of water depicted as a river is important because it has movement: rivers are all going somewhere. It symbolizes his subconscious and the bridge is his hope for moving forward. The only blue in this card is the river in front of him. This man has lost his energy, his ambition, his grounding. Green is connected with the element of earth and is connected to being grounded and one with the planet. ![]() It therefore also connects with sexuality and ambition. Red is the color of action, it is associated with the element of fire. The three overturned cups have spilled the colors red and green. To his left, he is a bridge and in the distance a building or village surrounded by green trees. ![]() The landscape around him is muted yellow with a gray, desolate sky. Symbolism and Imagery in the Five of CupsĪ man in black with his head hung down, stares at three overturned cups. The fives are a group of cards that you want to see blocked or reversed because they foretell difficulty. If this is a love reading, for example, the five will represent a future struggle whether it’s with money (Pentacles) or dishonesty (Cups). For the specifics of how the five will impact you, you need to take into strong consideration the cards surrounding it and the reading you’ve chosen. If they are upright: they foretell struggle. Fives in the Tarot Suitsįives in any suit represent struggle in the Tarot deck, no matter where they fall. The Cups and water also both deal with the subconscious and delving into the unknown within yourself in order to confront the best and the worst of your inner workings. Scorpio stands in frozen water: immobile and resistant to change. The Five of Cups specifically relates to Scorpio: the fixed or, in other words, most stubborn of the water signs. If you pull this card in any tarot reading, you should stop and reflect if any water signs are involved in your question. Pay attention to the cards around it and remember what you asked the deck before jumping to romantic conclusions.Ĭups are associated with the element of water and therefore correlate to the water signs of the zodiac or astrological calendar. The suit of Cups will apply to your relationship with yourself, your loved ones, and even your enemies. Relationships come in all shapes and forms so these are not necessarily all romantic cards or interpretations. Overall, the Cups suit has to do with love and human relationships. Upright and Reversed Five of Cups Keywords Keywords for the Five of Cups Upright: Welcome to our five of cups meaning guide. It’s not an easy card to see, but you will be stronger for it. It also pushes us to let go of those feelings, accept the trauma of loss and move forward. It represents sorrow, pain, grief, and loss. The Five of Cups is a fifth of the suit of Cups from the Minor Arcana.
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