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When Peter Answers you must listen, but often Peter himself isn’t enough. That’s when you need to bring out the big dogs. Like doing a tarot spread. This is a continuing series I am doing to help educate you on the magic of the tarot.
The Five of Cups is about heartbreaking loss. On this card, we see a figure draped in black and covered in grief. As the only figure on the card it is impossible to look past him, he so dominates the card. The Five of Cups refers to that time when the pain of a loss is the most severe. Heart wrenchingly, shocking grief. 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. Later, when he has healed somewhat, he will be able to see all that remains.
In tarot spreads, the Five of Cups can tell you about the possibility of a coming loss and its associated emotions – sorrow, regret, denial. The loss could be great or small. It could be real (money, possessions, relationships, work), or intangible (dream, opportunity, prospect, reputation). You may already know what this card represents, but, if not, use it as a warning to help you avoid a loss, or at least reduce its impact.
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. Loss hurts because it is our emotional resistance to change. No matter how much we accept that we must go with the flow, if that flow separates us from what we love, our feelings say, “No!” It is very important to not be demorilized by the appearance of this card. For one thing, this is life. We all suffer and grieve in different ways. And again, it could represent something as simple as intangible loss.
In a story from Zen Flesh, Zen Bones, the master Hakuin is falsely accused of fathering a child. His reputation in the village is ruined, but he accepts this loss and takes tender care of the child for a year. Suddenly, the real father appears, and Hakuin willingly 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 hold on to what is gone, the more we suffer.
The actions of the Five of Cups are suffering a loss, feeling bereft and feeling regret.
Suffering a loss means letting go of a hope, giving up the win, experiencing a setback, being defeated, having a possession taken away and saying good-bye.
Feeling bereft means breaking up a relationship, feeling deprived of love, longing to be reunited, grieving and feeling sorrow.
Feeling regret means being disappointed by events, crying over spilled milk, wanting to turn back the clock, wishing for what might have been, believing you made the wrong choice and acknowledging mistakes.
What I like about Peter Answers is the responses you get are usually positive and full of life. Good news, not bad news. Tarot readings are different. When you look to the meaning of each tarot card you will find sadness there, and the Five of Cups is a prime example of that.
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