Five of Cups

Five of Water · a card from the Eutheum deck

Upright

loss, grief, regret

Reversed

acceptance, moving on

Upright meaning

Sadness, regret, loss and disappointment. The Five of Water speaks of a time when you look at what went wrong and struggle to see what remains. Like the figure by the river beneath the waterfalls, mourning three spilled cups, you don't yet see the two full ones behind you. Grief is necessary, but it isn't the end.

Reversed meaning

Coming out of mourning, forgiveness, acceptance and joy slowly returning. You are starting to turn towards what remains.

Love and relationships

Heartbreak, a breakup, regret for what has passed. Reversed: making peace, forgiving, being ready for something new.

Work and money

A loss, a wrong decision, disappointment with a result. Reversed: learning the lessons, rebuilding.

The card's advice

Grieve what needs grieving, then turn towards what you still have.

In Natuland

A figure in a black robe mourns three spilled cups by a river beneath the waterfalls. Behind them stand two full ones, but they don't see them yet.

Symbols on the card

• Spilled cups: loss and regret.
• A black robe: sorrow.
• Two full cups behind: what still remains.
• A bridge in the distance: the way onward, once the grief has passed.

The cards, characters and lands come from the novel “The Eutheum Awakening”. See the book →