Eight of Cups
The Eight of Cups represents the need for moderation and the risk of overindulgence, whether it's in vices or responsibilities. It's a wake-up call to reconnect with important truths in life before seeking redemption. Inverted, the card suggests feelings of drifting and lack of direction following significant life changes or tragedies, leading to a sense of hopelessness.
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General Meaning
I call this the hangover card. It’s true, but it can be broadened to include overdoing it in other ways, like being a tyrant at work, being a party girl when you should be home, etc. It’s kind of the morning-after, walk-of-shame card. You’ve somehow walked away from the important truths in your life and have to shake your head to knock the cobwebs out. It’s a card that happens just before the client asks for redemption. There is nothing at all wrong with playing video games. There is so much wrong with using video games to escape your marriage, parenting duties, or you know … life. It seems that vices are vices, not because they are inherently bad for us but because too much of them is terrible for us. You can have one drink but not twenty. I could go on and on, but the main point is that moderation is the key.
Eight of Cups Inverted
What if you have the desire to escape but nothing specific to attach to? Eh. Drifting. Your life becomes meh. You lose hope and direction and just kind of wander around. Very sad, actually. This happens to clients a lot after two things: a huge life change (graduation, marriage, new job) or a tragedy. We don’t seem to know what to do with ourselves sometimes.
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