Something is not right. The 5 of Cups is a signal that you may be going through a very difficult time, and have reason to mourn or feel a keen sense of loss. The 5 of Cups shows a figure looking sorrowfully down at three cups which have spilled their contents over the ground, and can no longer be drunk. However, there are still two full cups behind the figure, which they seem either unable or unwilling to notice. You yourself may be in a situation where you are grieving a loss or a situation that has gone awry, and it is taking up all of your attention in focus, but if you were to take a step back and get a broader sense of the picture, you would see you still have other options remaining and reasons to be happy, as signified by the two remaining cups.

If you have indeed suffered a loss, then this card is a sign that you are in a period of mourning, but that it will not last forever, and that you yourself cannot remain in this space forever; indeed, 5s often represent some sort of transition phase in the Tarot, and as such you are going through a rough patch right now, but that is not meant to be your final destination. Feel your sorrow, but know that it is not supposed to be your permanent state.