Eight of Cups

Eight of Cups — Minor Arcana, from The 1909 London Deck.

Upright

walking away, seeking more, a deliberate leaving

Something that was fine is being left behind because it is no longer enough. This is a departure made soberly, not in anger.

In a yes or no reading, Eight of Cups upright answers no.

Reversed

hesitating to leave, drifting back, fear of going

You are half out of the door. Either commit to the leaving or commit to staying — the middle is what is costing you.

In a yes or no reading, Eight of Cups reversed answers maybe — the situation has not settled.

What this card does in a reading here

A reading draws one card and answers the question you asked with it. Eight of Cups can come up either way up — reversals are on in this deck, because the 1909 original was drawn with them in mind — and the two readings above are the starting point, not the answer. The answer depends on what you asked.

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