Card of the Day for August 27 - Eight of Cups
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Attribution
- Saturn in Pisces
Indolence
(Crowley)
Cups is the
suit of emotion, inner states, feelings, relationships,
memories, spiritual experiences. This suit talks about
friendship, family, love and happiness. The cup is the
container of something sacred.
The eight
represents a yin energy associated with personal power,
advancement, reaping the harvest, material gain, regeneration,
setting new priorities, new ways forward, re-organization,
control. You will reap what you have sowed.
Rider-Waite Imagery
The picture shows a person walking away from 8 cups. This person
has crossed a small body of water (emotions) and is walking up a
hill. He is wearing a red top (passion) and green tights (heart)
and brown shoes (practicality). This represses a fundamental
desire for a meaningful existence (red top). The action of
leaving is motivated from listening to his heart (green tights).
The shoes are his practical nature this needs to be done. There
are small islands in the water. The moon (the subconscious) hangs
sky is dark blue (intuition). There are two mountains looming in
the background. The mountains represent peaks to climb, an
aspiration for something better.
http://tarotjourney.net/tarot-cards/minor-arcana/cups/8-of-cups/
The Pictorial Key to the Tarot by Arthur Edward Waite (1911)
A man of dejected aspect is deserting the cups of
his felicity, enterprise, undertaking or previous concern.
Divinatory Meanings:
Upright: The card speaks for itself on the
surface, but other readings are entirely antithetical–giving
joy, mildness, timidity, honour, modesty. In practice, it is
usually found that the card shews the decline of a matter, or
that a matter which has been thought to be important is really
of slight consequence–either for good or evil.
Reversed: Great joy, happiness, feasting.
Some Additional Meanings of the Lesser Arcana
Eight: Marriage with a fair woman. Reversed:
Perfect satisfaction.
UPRIGHT
Saying good-bye.
Moving on,
abandonment of the past.
Bless it and
move on.
Re-adjustment.
Downsizing.
Modesty.
Misleading psychic impressions.
Mid-life crisis.
Rejecting good fortune.
Spiritual quest.
The answer is within ourselves.
A feeling that the grass is greener on the other side.
Apathy and disappointment, lethargy, inertia, worry, uncertainty.
Burned out, bored, disinterested.
“Is this all there is?”
This is seen as the “Good-bye” card. A matter you thought was important is really of slight consequence. You will find renewal out of disillusionment and your outlook will be changed.
Can indicate shyness, modesty and enjoyment of quiet pleasure.
Reflect on
what you have learned. You are maturing emotionally and it is
time to pursue other matters. Let go of involvements that are
no longer working. As you walk away from the past, a new
relationship awaits you.
Siblings in
trouble; relatives at a distance with health issues; great
aunts/uncles/grandparents; elderly people who are confined or
have limited mobility. (E. Hazel)
REVERSED
Denying deep emotional needs.
Feeling puzzled.
Finding it hard to move on.
Being pulled back by regrets.
Clinging to old ways and habits.
Stuck in a situation you know you should leave.
Foolish rejection of stability and love.
A sudden need or wish to disappear.
Money problems.
Obsessive search.
Travel for all the wrong reasons.
Following unattainable dreams at the expense of what was really good in your life.
Renewed interest in people and connections to the earthly plane.
A need for love, passion, and adventure.
A lonely older person; a relative who is estranged from the family. (E. Hazel)Imprisoned relative; long jail terms. (E. Hazel)
1. Robin Wood
2. Morgan Greer
3. Elf of Heaven
4. Vision Quest
5. Cats
6. Sidhe
