Step 4 of 9 · Endings, Mourning and What Lasts
5 of Cups
Why this step
The Five of Cups is spilled mead, and the entry says grieving it honestly is appropriate. The full image also includes horns still standing, and the card says grief and remaining resource can coexist. Its reversed reading is the point where the standing horns come into focus on their own, not because you forced yourself to look.