Tag: Minor Arcana

Five of Cups: Adjusting to Loss

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The card of the day is the FIVE OF CUPS.

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Sigh. There is no denying that the FIVE OF CUPS explores our feelings about loss. The thing is, nothing stays the same forever and loss will always be a significant part of the life experience.  The challenge of the five of cups lies in our ability to adjust to the losses that occur in our day-to-day lives.

How do you adjust to the challenge of forced change? Do you see any patterns in your emotional response?

It’s always appropriate to mourn the loss of a person, situation, or way of life, but what is different from person-to-person, is the amount of time the grief process takes.

Whether it’s 3-days, 1-week, or a year, the advice of this card is to grieve what you’ve lost for as long as you need to, but be prepared to move on when the time is right.

Only you will know when the time is right to explore new emotional opportunities.

 

 

Four of Cups: Fear is Just Another Four Letter Word

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The card of the day is the FOUR OF CUPS.

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Are you turning away from a potential opportunity for the right reasons?

There is a big difference between consciously choosing to let an opportunity pass you by because you decide not to take on  a new challenge and letting an opportunity slip away because you are scared, confused, or caught in a state of ennui. The Four of Cups explores how you feel about missed opportunities. Sometimes saying ‘no’ to an option can bring relief like you wouldn’t believe: “Thank god I decided not to do that!” At other times, saying ‘no’ creates sadness and guilt as you add the missed opportunity to the sea of lost opportunities that you are tallying in your mind. Either way, it is important to explore what you are really scared of.

Take a moment and write down four of your biggest fears that are connected to an opportunity that is being presented to you. Are your fears justified? How do you feel about saying ‘yes’ to this option? How do you feel about saying ‘no’ to this option?