Eight of Cups
Eight of Cups signifies leaving the past behind and recognizing that the things that used to be important are no longer so. It indicates an attempt to find new goals and set out on a journey to an unknown but promising future, often requiring a difficult decision and the sacrifice of something important. The card advises making a decision and not questioning it, focusing on the goals ahead rather than regretting other directions, because the anchor of the past will impede progress. Reversed, it suggests slowed progress, difficulty breaking away, or a hasty reactive breakup; the quick answer is that you have a long journey ahead.
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This card deals with leaving the past behind and realizing that the things that used to be important are not anymore. Fear of problems, opinions, relations. An attempt to leave the past behind, to find new goals, to set out on a journey to an unknown but promising future. A difficult decision to sacrifice something important for future success. Breaking up.
Card's Advice
Once you make a decision, try not to question it. It's best to focus on the goals you are about to reach by making your decision, rather than to regret not going in a different direction.
The Warning
You can't set off on a big voyage unless you throw away the anchor. The weight will impede your progress.
Reverse
Something is slowing down your progress, but it's very difficult to break away from it. Quitting a stale relationship. A hasty breakup, a reactive decision to expel somebody or something from your life.
Quick Answer
You have a long journey ahead of you.
Visual Description
A solitary, barefoot figure in a headscarf and layered clothes walks to the right, leaning on a wooden staff and holding a gilded cup in the left hand. To the left a vertical arrangement of ornate golden cups rises against a rocky, mountainous backdrop. The landscape shows rocky hills and a distant river or pool, and a decorative round cartouche at the top bears the Roman numeral VIII. A ribbon banner at the bottom displays the title in Cyrillic script.
Old Style tarot
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