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Eight of Cups

A 78-card digital tarot drawn in the tones of nacre and dancheong.

Eight of Cups

Walking away, seeking deeper meaning, leaving behind, disillusionment, quest.

Keywords · Upright

  • walking away
  • seeking deeper meaning
  • leaving behind
  • disillusionment
  • quest

Keywords · Reversed

  • fear of leaving
  • returning
  • avoidance
  • staying too long
  • unfinished departure

Fear of leaving, returning, avoidance, staying too long, unfinished departure.

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How this deck reads it

A figure in red floral-patterned clothing walks toward rainbow-hued mountains beneath a full moon, turning the back on eight cups on a stone shelf. The cups are stacked neatly in two rows, but the figure's gaze already lies beyond them. The rainbow-hued mountains rendered in mother-of-pearl show the unfamiliar yet radiant nature of the place one seeks to reach by leaving the familiar behind.

The quiet water at the edge and the plum branch support the mood of departure with the restrained colors of dancheong. The orderliness of the cups left behind contrasts with the openness of the direction being walked, and the picture tells us that the act of seeking a deeper meaning is itself the courage to turn away.

Artwork

A figure in red-patterned robes walks toward nacre-hued mountains with their back to eight golden cups stacked on a stone step. A plum blossom branch hangs by the quiet water's edge.

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