Loss, Disappointment, Grief, Regret, Mourning, Sorrow, Missed opportunities, Emotional turmoil, Feeling stuck, Moving on, Acceptance, Finding silver linings
5 of Cups Crystal:
Apache Tears - grief, healing, sorrow, loss, mourning, grounding, purification, restore emotional balance
This crystal is a type of volcanic glass, often referred to as obsidian. Their name comes from a Native American legend, which attributes the stones to the tears shed by Apache women mourning the loss of their loved ones. Apache Tears are often used for emotional healing and assisting in the grieving process. They help you navigate through feelings of sorrow, loss, and mourning, offering comfort and support during these difficult times.
These stones provide grounding energy, helping to anchor you to the present moment and protect against negative energies or psychic attacks. Additionally, they absorb and transmute negative energy, making them useful for purifying one's aura and environment. You can use Apache Tears in meditation or as worry stones to release pent-up emotions and promote emotional balance. This crystal provides insights into unresolved emotional issues, encouraging personal growth and transformation. You can place Apache Tears under your pillow or near your bed to promote peaceful sleep and dream work.
5 of Cups Healing Herb:
Hyssop - purification, cleansing, protection, emotional healing, forgiveness, emotional growth, self-awareness, release of emotional baggage
This fragrant herb has been used for centuries for its spiritual properties as it is often regarded as a powerful tool for purification and cleansing, and it is used to remove negative energies, unwanted influences, and spiritual impurities. In rituals and ceremonies, hyssop is employed to cleanse ritual tools, spaces, and individuals before engaging in sacred or spiritual activities. Hyssop plays a significant role in many pagan and Wiccan traditions. It is used for consecration, blessing, and purification purposes. It may be dipped in water or herbal solutions and then sprinkled or lightly brushed over participants to purify them before rituals. Some people place bundles of dried hyssop leaves or sprigs near entrances to their homes as a protective measure to create a shield of positive energy around those who use it as well as enhancing spiritual connection. By incorporating it into meditation, prayer, or divination practices it can open channels of communication with higher realms, spirit guides, and deities. It can assist with emotional healing and balance by releasing emotional baggage, past traumas, and negative thought patterns. It does this by clearing emotional blockages to facilitate emotional growth and self-awareness. Use it in meditation or divination when making important decisions or gaining insights into complex issues. Finally, hyssop is associated with forgiveness and letting go of grudges or negative emotions and to help release resentments and find emotional healing.
Love's Tarot Journal Entry:
I would have to say that my 5 of Cups experience was when my mother and her evil husband took me to court and used the legal system to kidnap my perfectly happy and healthy daughter. My baby was only twelve years old. We had a great relationship. My mother and her husband decided that they wanted her for their own. Since I was not viewed as a credible and intelligent person they decided they wanted her, much like you might want a dog's puppy. My stepfather was a recently retired very powerful government lawyer. I had recently entered into a divorce, graduated from college, and was about to start a great job. At the time I was using all my meager resources to take care of my daughter and get my new life going. I had no chance to win a court battle. I had nothing to fight with. I was destroyed as the court forced me to hand over my baby to a woman who had basically forced me to have a horribly inappropriate relationship with my own father. It took years before I could stop crying about mine and my daughter's broken heart. Years later, I still grieve over the horrible injustice of it all. The PTSD I suffered from the experience ruined my life. I couldn't work, sleep, or even have conversations with people without blowing up. She's an adult now but we still carry deep wounds.
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