Five of Cups

Loss deserves honest mourning, but grief that won't turn around can't see what still stands.

Keywords

Upright: Loss, Grief, Regret
Reversed: Healing, Acceptance, Moving forward

A real loss or regret is felt fully, while what remains goes unnoticed.

You begin turning toward acceptance, unless grief is simply being pushed down instead.

You're replaying a breakup or hurt and missing the affection still being offered.

A setback stings, but the skills and contacts that survived are still worth using.

Three spilled cups What is truly gone, and staring at it won't pour it back.

Two upright cups What survives the loss, unseen only because the figure's back is turned.

What is still standing behind me that I haven't turned around to see?