Sessurea Reads

Upright

The cloaked figure stares fixedly at the three cups spilled on the ground, turning their back on the two cups still standing behind them. The Five of Cups upright signals that something didn't go as planned — a disappointment, a regret, grief for a situation that has already passed. But behind the figure, a bridge leads to a castle: stability, a new home, if only they would turn around and see what still remains. This is the card asking you: grieve what needs to be grieved, but don't forget there are still cups standing. It might be the end of a relationship, a fumbled interview, a word spoken that you wish you could take back — but grief has its limit, and after it comes movement.

Reversed

Reversed, the Five of Cups is the moment you actually turn around — leaving the past behind, absorbing the lesson, moving forward. An important karmic lesson has been learned, and now you, or someone in your life, are ready to see the good opportunities life is offering, even after the pain. (…)