Cups · Minor Arcana

Five of Cups

Tarot Card Meaning

Five of Cups tarot card from the Rider-Waite-Smith deck

Upright

  • loss
  • grief
  • regret
  • disappointment

Mourn what was lost, but don't forget what remains. Two cups still stand behind you.

Reversed

  • acceptance
  • moving on
  • finding peace
  • recovery

The grieving process turns toward healing. You begin to see what was saved, not just what was lost.

Symbolism

A cloaked figure mourns three spilled cups — two still stand, unseen.

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