Minor Arcana · Cups · Water
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Eight of Cups is one of the 14 cards of the suit of Cups, the suit of Water in the Minor Arcana, which speaks of feelings, love, relationships and intuition. Its keywords are longing, dissatisfaction, quest, departure and withdrawal.
Eight of Cups upright meaning
In the light, Eight of Cups points to:
- Wanting something better
- Blazing your own trail
- Realizing there must be more to life
- Leaving an unhealthy situation behind
- Starting your own business
- Going on a retreat
- Seeking the "still, small voice"
Eight of Cups reversed or shadow meaning
In its shadow, drawn reversed or in a difficult position, Eight of Cups can point to:
- Being implacable
- Finding fault
- Nitpicking
- Refusing to settle down
- Running away from problems or confrontations
- Saying, "It's my way or the highway!"
- Harping on past mistakes and disappointments
- Threatening to quit as a strategy to get your way
Eight of Cups in fortune telling
- Someone's "stepping out" on you, now or in the near future
- Maybe it's time to quit talking about the problem and just move on
About the card
- Card
- Eight of Cups
- Arcana
- Minor Arcana
- Suit
- Cups: feelings, love, relationships and intuition
- Element
- Water
- Rank
- Eight: eights are movement and mastery: effort, speed and the results of practice.
- Keywords
- longing, dissatisfaction, quest, departure and withdrawal
