Five of Cups

“The mind is lost in the storm, but the soul knows its way home.”

Vision

Stuck in their own existence, the protagonist kneels towards the left (the past). Outside, the distant tombstone symbolizes the unliftable weight on their heart. Their shadowed figure echoes the looming storm, and their heart finds no escape in this bleak tempest. Behind, the door remains open; warm sunlight breaks through. The most enlightened part of oneself is ever powerful, waiting for the moment their lesser self completes its act, acknowledges the past, and stops punishing itself.

Message

I often draw this card in my daily readings. On rich and fulfilling days, sorrow seems far away. However, just as I start to forget about the card, I would be unexpectedly hit by, for example, a tear-jerking movie. Still crying, it’s as if I could hear the card’s undisguised laughter.

Keywords

emotional lows | intense emotional episodes | bouts of crying | mourning losses