Eight of Cups
Upright Meaning
Walking away, disillusionment, and seeking deeper meaning. Leaving behind what no longer fulfills you to search for higher truth.
Reversed Meaning
Fear of change, avoidance, and clinging to comfort. You know you should move on but cannot bring yourself to leave.
Card Imagery
A cloaked figure walks away from eight neatly stacked cups, heading toward barren mountains under an eclipsed moon. The path is rocky and solitary.
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