Eight of Cups
The Eight of Horns shows a small squirrel rushing up Yggdrasil to find safety while a turbulent scene below depicts a serpent and a missing horn, suggesting vulnerability and urgency. It calls for seeking higher ground, separation, or beginning a new journey to protect oneself and deepen important connections. Reversed, the card points to staying with the present moment, potential reunions, feelings of being lost, stagnation, or stress and burnout. The Bind Rune guidance recommends apologizing as a means to move beyond disagreement and restore balance.
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Description
A small squirrel holds a tiny drinking horn. They swiftly rush up the side of Yggdrasil, looking for both safety and a place to hide. A Rune appears to their left. Down below the red creature is a different scene. Seven horns create a barrier between a serpent and the world tree. One horn is missing. A Rune appears to hover above the group of three horns. A snake rampages around. Their mouth is wrapped around a wooden branch or root. A Rune appears to the right.
Upright
Seek higher ground: separation, take a new journey, going deeper with your connections, turn your back.
Reversed
Stick with the moment, reunion, feeling lost, standing still, stress and burnout.
Bind Rune
Apologize to move beyond the disagreement.
Visual Description
A dark, mossy forest trunk fills the background with a large numeral '8' at the top and glowing rune-like symbols scattered on the bark. In the midground a row of eight cylindrical cups or hollow vessels stands aligned against the tree. A dragon's head with an orange, glowing eye and sharp teeth rests among roots and branches in the lower half of the image. A small squirrel-like creature clings to the trunk higher up, reaching toward one of the runes while holding a cup.
Runic tarot
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