Five of Cups
Upright
Three spilt, two still standing. Grief, regret, loss, and what remains behind you.
grief · regret · loss · and what remains behind you
Reversed
Acceptance, moving on, forgiveness, finding what is left.
acceptance · moving on · forgiveness · finding what is left
In astrology
Five of Cups is Mars in Scorpio ♏︎ — the first ten degrees of the sign, roughly 23 October – 1 November. Mars brings force, drive, conflict; Scorpio is fixed water.
In the Celtic Cross
Where Five of Cups falls changes what it says. In the present it names the atmosphere you are in; as the crossing card it shows what lies over the matter; at the foundation it is the root of the situation; in the outcome it is the road ahead if nothing changes. Read the ten positions, or lay a spread and see where it appears.
Draw this card for yourself
Where it falls is what it means. Lay a spread and see whether Five of Cups turns up — and in which position.