Deck: Rider Waite
Time: 00:32
Card: Five of Cups
Morning Interpretation: According to The Key to the Tarot, this card represents something that has been taken yet with something left behind or an inheritance or a transmission of something, though it doesn’t necessarily correspond to what’s expected. For some, this card indicates marriage, but with some bitterness and/or frustration. In the general description of this card in Power Tarot, I’m told there’s no way to avoid the disappointment, loss, and regret this card represents, though it may refer to someone who has difficulty in letting go of the past or who has had “an emotional loss” which led them into utter absorption in sadness. The In A Reading section tells me “What’s gone is gone.” I’m to allow myself time to feel my disappointment or grief, but also must leave it behind. Focusing on the bad isn’t helping me, and I’m to see what I can learn from it; I need to lay a foundation for my future from what’s gone in my past. Work warns me that nothing will be settled quickly; I’m to expect setbacks. The Romance section holds nothing for a single like me, though it does address someone who’s recently ended a relationship. Under Finances, I’m told to take a risk—that being miserly with my money isn’t doing me much good. According to the Health section, I’m at risk of making myself ill if I cling to past disappointments. Spirituality tells me a lack of spiritual vitality is the root of some of my pain and the feeling of emptiness I have. Empowerment’s instruction is simple and to the point: “Pick up the pieces and move forward.”
Notes: (morn) Note the First: Right away in Power Tarot‘s general description of this card, I can see my mother. She has difficulty with releasing the past, and has experienced a number of deep emotional losses which have left her feeling profound sorrow and sadness. I think this card indicates I may be dealing with my mom quite extensively today. Note the Second: I don’t quite believe the Finances section. Given my limited income and bipolar urges, I’m always given to believing it an entirely good thing if I can pinch pennies. Note the Third: In reference to the Spirituality section . . . I think I feel this way because I’m doing this reading after an extremely long day (Sun) and should have gone to bed before midnight.
Outcome of Day: Well, the one thing I expected—a day of dealing with difficult relations with my mother—never materialized. And I’m not sure where in my own life I’ve had some sadness or disappointment I needed to deal with today.
The Pagan Protestant 