What does the Eight of Cups tarot card mean?

The Eight of Cups is one of the three "breakthrough" cards, signifying a sad farewell (along with The Chariot, meaning the hero's joyful "departure" to the battlefield, and the Six of Swords, symbolizing a journey into the unknown, to new shores). It says that a person is somehow involved in the process of saying goodbye to the past, a transition period when their life goals and priorities are changing.

What does the Eight of Cups reversed mean?

The old interpretation is extremely positive: enormous happiness, great joy, stormy success, celebration, pleasure, fun, satisfaction. Most often, all this applies to an event about which the querent knew, or already expected. It's something like the biblical joy of a shepherd who found a sheep that had strayed from the flock on a mountain slope. Holidays, amusements, entertainment.

What does the Eight of Cups mean in love?

Oh, the situations and subtleties this card reflects! To figure out which of them is more important in a particular spread is the task.

What does the Eight of Cups mean for career?

Heavy atmosphere at work, lack of motivation, despondency, brewing difficulties. Stagnation in business, the feeling of a "swamp."

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Eight of Cups

Cups — Minor Arcana

Lord of Abandoned Success (Missed Success)

Rejection, Self-denial

Submission to fate

Cessation of effort

Lethargy, Laziness, Negligence, Idleness

Fading Light, Eclipse, Atlantis

First decan of Pisces from February 19 to 28 (29).

Astrological equivalents: Virgo, Scorpio. First decan of Pisces.

Saturn in Pisces. Saturn/Moon as a symbol of a sad farewell.

The esoteric meaning of the card is THE SEARCH.

The appearance of the Eight of Cups in a spread requires special attention. This card is more ambiguous than others and is a real test for the reader. It can have several different and important meanings, each of which must be taken into account when making predictions for the future.

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