🎴 Bear Bones Tarot: Wednesday, September 17, 2025

Five of Cups – Loss, Liberation, and the Beauty That Remains

This morning, the Five of Cups walked into my den — and it came with company. A dream visitation, the kind that doesn’t fade like mist but clings like meaning.

And I want to share it with you in two parts — because this card isn’t just about what spills. It’s about what remains.

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🪶 Part 1: For the Writers

The Five of Cups is the card of grief, disappointment, and that gut-punch feeling when something we trusted betrays us. It’s the dye dumped on your hair by “friends” who don’t see your beauty, (yep, that was not a good dream! LOL) the manuscript draft torn apart by a critic who doesn’t know your heart.

It’s the place we’ve all stood: staring at the overturned cups, replaying the loss, forgetting to notice the two still upright behind us.

For writers, this card shows up when:

• You get caught in loops about projects you “should have finished by now.”

• You compare yourself to others and feel like your creativity isn’t enough.

• You feel betrayed by friends, colleagues, or even your own inner voice.

But here’s the medicine:

The Five of Cups isn’t only about grief. It’s about turning. Pivoting. Noticing. The two cups still standing are your future readers, your untapped stories, your resilience.

This card invites you to:

• Name the loss — grief doesn’t vanish if ignored.

• Release the dye-dumpers — the voices who criticize without care.

• Accept new help — the dream’s younger woman who lovingly fixed the hair points to real-world allies who see you.

Writers don’t just create stories. Writers live them. And when loss shows up, the bravest act is to honor it — and then choose what remains.

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🕯️ Today’s Practical Magick

• Do a mini release ritual: write one regret on paper, tear it, and let it go.

• Then speak aloud two things you’re grateful for that are still standing.

• Bonus: Wear a touch of color (hair clip, scarf, pen ink) as a nod to your future, more vibrant self.