Big Book of Tarot by Joan Bunning

Author:Joan Bunning
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781633411357
Publisher: Red Wheel Weiser

Description

The Five of Cups is about loss. On this card, we see a figure draped in black and covered in grief. He so dominates the card that it is hard to look beyond him. The Five of Cups refers to that time when the pain of a loss is most acute. This man is looking only at the overturned cups in front of him. For now, he cannot acknowledge the two cups that are still standing.

In readings, the Five of Cups can alert you to the possibility of loss (great or small) and its associated emotions—sorrow, regret, denial. The loss can be tangible (money, relationship), or intangible (opportunity, reputation). You may feel discouraged by this card, but it does have a positive side. Every loss opens new possibilities for growth because every loss initiates change. But change is hard to accept. No matter how much we accept intellectually that we must go with the flow, if that flow separates us from what we love, our feelings say, “No!’

In a story from Zen Flesh, Zen Bones,7 the master Hakuin is falsely accused of fathering a child. He's ruined, but he accepts his loss and takes tender care of the child for a year. Suddenly, the real father appears, and just as willingly, Hakuin yields the child to its parents, accepting loss again. We who are not Zen masters may not flow quite so lightly with events, but we can learn from this story. The more we struggle to keep what is gone, the more we suffer.

Some Possible Opposing Cards

Lovers—establishing a relationship

Judgement—absolving yourself releasing regret

Six of Wands—triumph, winning

Two of Cups—relationship

Nine of Cups—contentment, satisfaction

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