
Minor Arcana · Cups
Eight of Cups
- walking away
- disillusionment
- leaving behind
- seeking deeper meaning
- Element
- Water
- Astrology
- Saturn in Pisces
- Yes or no
- No
Imagery and symbolism
A cloaked figure with a staff walks away from eight neatly stacked cups toward barren mountains under a crescent moon with a face.
- stacked cups
- gap in the cups
- walking away
- moon
- mountains
Upright meaning
Upright- walking away
- disillusionment
- leaving behind
- seeking deeper meaning
Something no longer fulfils you, even if it looks fine on the surface. It may be time to leave in search of deeper meaning.
Reversed meaning
- fear of change
- stagnation
- aimless drifting
- staying too long
You know you should move on but are afraid to, or you drift without purpose. Be honest about what you really need.
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