You find that life is now no longer what you thought it would be and you are having a hard time feeling the need or want to go on. There is more for you to see, but right now it is exceptionally difficult to do so. Any kind of loss that makes you feels regret falls under the umbrella of this card. This card is referencing matters of the heart, a broken marriage or a loss of a friendship. We become extremely attached to the plans that we make in life, and when something comes through to derail those plans it is extremely difficult at points to get through. Disappointment comes from becoming emotionally attached to something that has not come to fruition as you expected. In life we also get swept up in what we have lost. But he cannot make any move toward realizing they are there, because he is too swept up in his sadness. He is so focused on the cups that have tipped over that he has completely missed the fact that there are two perfectly good cups of wine still available to him. Three cups lay on the ground, having spilled the wine of pleasure. The image of the Five of Cups depicts a person who is wrapped up in the black cloth of despair. The lesson from the Four of Cups is extended to this card, but it also includes an extra layer of regret and loss over a pleasure that you thought you would get a chance to experience. When the Five of Cups appears in your reading, you are going through a transit of emotional disappointment.

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