after loss, today

    

  five of cups + the hermit  

After loss, today's sad querent is feeling emotionally dejected (Five of Cups).  Today's two-card tarot reading is permission to grieve, which our querent's certainly been doing. In solitude, this person has been steeped in feelings of misery, and while they have had the right to feel disappointed, s/he is failing to appreciate what has been left over.  This querent has deserved their period to properly mourn, but now it's time to heal the hurt (Five of Cups).  This lonely querent has taken the space they needed, and while today's cards do not indicate our querent's going to emerge from their solitude, today's challenging message encourages our querent to get serious about the time alone in a different and proactive way.  Instead of passing time by moping and being disappointed, our querent - who retreated from the world - should make this a time to regain strength by learning the true direction their life should take.

Today's cards are from After Tarot.