Cups · Water
Five of Cupsfor Leo
"Loss isn't the question. What you do next is."
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A tumultuous card-- lots of spilled cups and a lack of connection. This card signifies struggle and loss.
A major setback has occurred. Grieve for what you lost (maybe a relationship, a part of yourself, or a loved one). It's okay to be sad-- this card calls us to honor that sadness. It was a big deal and it's okay that you're hurting. Give yourself time to heal.
In a dark time, you found a path through to the light. Slowly you found yourself again and that inner strength is like a candle in the dark. You can navigate this situation.
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Five of Cups for Leo
The Creator
Leo is a Fire fixed sign ruled by Sun, whose natural subject is creativity, romance, play, being seen doing the thing. Cups are the water suit, so the Five of Cups sits in Cancer. Cancer sits directly beside Leo, the one relationship a sign cannot see clearly because it is too close to get any distance on. What it asks for is this: say the feeling to the person it is about. The difficulty is noticing it is being asked at all. Leo is fixed: it holds on, and this card sits in the sustained middle, which is the one stretch fixed signs are actually built for. The card asks for feeling where the sign is built to do something about it instead. Upright, the loss is happening rather than being feared, which is the harder and simpler thing.
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