Minor Arcana · Cups · V · Water
Five of Cups — tarot meaning
loss, friction, testing — in feeling, bonds and the inner tide
Upright
Grief that stares at what spilled, while something still stands behind you.
Reversed
Acceptance and turning around — grief beginning to release.
Shown from the 1909 William Rider & Sons deck (public domain). A card is read in relation to the question and the cards around it; these meanings are a starting point, not a verdict.