Eight of Cups

Walking away to seek more.

The image

Under a moon with a face, a cloaked figure with a staff walks away toward rocky hills, leaving behind eight cups neatly stacked with a gap among them.

Keywords: leaving, seeking, letting go

Light side

Sometimes you must walk away from something good to find something truer. Following your deeper need takes courage.

Shadow side

Leaving can also be running away just before things get real. Ask whether you are seeking or simply escaping.

Drawing Eight of Cups in a game of Leela

In Leela Atlas you can draw a card from the Classic Tarot when you land on a square. A bridging question links the card to the square, so the card speaks to your own question:

• What is missing for you here that makes you want to move on?
• What does "Eight of Cups" show you about your square?
• If "Eight of Cups" were advice for your question, what would it say?
• Where do you meet "Eight of Cups" in your life right now?