Eight of Cups

The "Eights" in the Tarot Deck are often associated with strength. ("Strength" is Card No.8 in the Major Arcana). Some situations require courage and the cards numbered 8 in the Minor Arcana concern taking the necessary action - even when to do so may be difficult.

In the case of The Eight of Cups the issue is emotional strength. Sometimes, strength involves knowing when to stop and move on to something else.

This card may indicate that the issue concerns decisions about whether it is best to remain in a situation (such as a job or relationship), or if it is time to move on to new opportunities and challenges elsewhere.

Keywords summarising the possible meanings of this card include:

Personal boundaries
Personal limitations
Re-direction towards more spiritual lifestyle
Rejection of material choices in life
Searching
Timely retreat.

Remember that all of the Cups cards in the Tarot Deck have some energies in common. These include, for example, the overall association of the suit of Cups with emotional feelings. For further information, also read about the Suit of Cups in general.

Some texts include meanings for "reversed cards", which apply when the cards are shuffled in both order and orientation. This doubles the number of possible "cards" in the deck from 78 to 156. (In terms of the probabilities of obtaining results by chance alone, it is not a simple doubling as once a card has been drawn it cannot be selected again in the opposite orientation in the same reading.)

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