Five of Cups
The Five of Cups is a Minor Arcana tarot card.
Tarot cards are used throughout much of Europe to play tarot card games.[1] In English-speaking countries, where the games are largely unknown, tarot cards came to be utilized primarily for divinatory purposes.[1][2]
Meanings and interpretations
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The Five of Cups is related to the Water (🜄) element, planet Mars (♂), and Scorpio.[3]
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
[edit]- Spilled Cups – Lost happiness and disappointments
- Black Cloak – Isolation and grief
- Standing Cups – Remaining opportunities and support
- Bridge – A path forward beyond grief
Upright
[edit]The key meanings of the tarot card Five of Cups:
- Loss
- Grief
- Regret
- Sadness
- Dwelling on the past
Reversed
[edit]The key meanings of Five of Cups, if reversed are:
- Hope
- Acceptance
- Recovery
- Moving forward
References
[edit]- ^ a b Dummett, Michael (1980). The Game of Tarot. Gerald Duckworth and Company Ltd. ISBN 0-7156-1014-7.
- ^ Huson, Paul (2004). Mystical Origins of the Tarot: From Ancient Roots to Modern Usage. Vermont: Destiny Books. ISBN 0-89281-190-0.
- ^ "Five of Cups". Vermilion Collection. Retrieved 2025-10-20.
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