Eight of Cups tarot card meaning

  • Minor Arcana · Cups
  • longing
  • dissatisfaction
  • quest
  • departure
  • withdrawal
Eight of Cups tarot card

Leaving something that still works.

Eight of Cups upright

  • Wanting something better
  • Blazing your own trail
  • Realizing there must be more to life
  • Leaving an unhealthy situation behind
  • Starting your own business
  • Going on a retreat
  • Seeking the "still, small voice"

Eight of Cups reversed

  • Being implacable
  • Finding fault
  • Nitpicking
  • Refusing to settle down
  • Running away from problems or confrontations
  • Saying, "It's my way or the highway!"
  • Harping on past mistakes and disappointments
  • Threatening to quit as a strategy to get your way

Eight of Cups as a prediction

  • Someone's "stepping out" on you, now or in the near future
  • Maybe it's time to quit talking about the problem and just move on