Five of Cups

Element: Water

Planet / Zodiac: Mars in Scorpio

Upright

You are mourning a painful loss or fixating on past mistakes and disappointments. Turn your gaze away from what has spilled and look at the remaining blessings behind you. Healing is possible if you accept help.

Reversed

Acceptance, forgiveness, moving on, and healing after grief. You are starting to release old regrets and see hope on the horizon. Walk across the bridge to your new future, carrying only your wisdom.

Symbolism

A figure draped in black mourning over three spilled cups, with two upright cups standing ignored behind them.

lossregretsorrowfocusing on the bad