Five of Cups Reversed

I had to drive into Seattle today. It's twenty minutes from my home, so a regular-enough trip, but until I found myself merging onto the 520 did I realize that I haven't driven in downtown Seattle in nearly 20 months. 
I've been there during the pandemic, a handful of times, but someone else was always driving. I haven't driven myself in downtown Seattle since before the entire globe was struck with an illness that closed down society. 
It was surreal, and tricky. The lanes are skinny, and there is no parking. The buildings tower over you and cut off your GPS signal. Traffic is just as bad as it ever was, the whole world seems to have returned to normal already. I guess I was the last holdout.
It is this, this returning to society after a long absence, that is represented in the reversed five of cups. 
I don't plan on going back to Seattle anytime soon. Driving in that hellhole for one morning was enough for another 20 months. Now that I'm back home, I'm going to channel the reversed five, clean the desk right in front of me, and watch some Thor. I'll imagine him clearing the traffic with one throw of Mjolnir - that'll help me get over the agony of Seattle driving.

​The Five of Cups upright is regret or grief about something that happened in the past, and it’s an indication that we should try to look forward and find the positives.

The Reversed five is this looking forward. It is moving on from defeat, letting go of sorrow and regrets, and doing our best to rejoin society after a setback.
 
Questions answered by the reversed Five of Cups:
Who? Someone moving forward 
What? Letting go
Where? Ahead of you
When? The last week of October; 5 days or weeks from now; When you let go
Why? “You can spend minutes, hours, days, weeks, or even months over-analyzing a situation; trying to put the pieces together, justifying what could’ve, would’ve happened… or you can just leave the pieces on the floor and move on.” ~Tupac Shakur
Yes or No? Maybe

The reversed Five of Cups as:
…an action?

• Forgive
• Start a gratitude journal
• Take a break from your relationship

 
…a place in your house?

• The cabinet

• Luggage storage

…a place in your city?

• The airport
• A pub with friends

• The suburbs

​
…a place in the world?

• The United States
• Russia
• The United Kingdom

 
…something to eat?

• Dried fruit
• Crackers and peanut butter

 
…something to clean?

• The area directly in front of you

 
…where to find the missing item?

• In front of you

 
…a color? White, brown
 
…a movie theme? Letting go; forgiveness

• Thor
• Zootopia
• Moonlight

 
…a new career?

• Dishwasher
• Delivery driver
• Flight attendant

 
The Five of Cups reversed
Before any card: Letting go of (card)
After any card: forgiveness; acceptance; better days ahead

Read more about the reversed Five of Cups in Applied Tarot Reversed.