8 of Cups
Video Interpretation: 8 of Cups
Key Words: Letting go, abandoning hope, escapism, disappointment, abandonment, withdrawal.
Key Feelings: That feeling when you recognize what you’ve been doing will not work.
Description: This card suggests that there is a strong desire to simply walk away from the situation. That desire is rooted in understanding that in order to move on, you have to leave the current situation behind. This card represents the situation where you know that the only way to restart is to completely cut ties with what drags you down. It is the state of losing hope in what is, but not with what can be. It may hint that you need time to heal or regroup. You may choose to start something new that is opposed to what has been happening.
Key Words: Letting go, abandoning hope, escapism, disappointment, abandonment, withdrawal.
Key Feelings: That feeling when you recognize what you’ve been doing will not work.
Description: This card suggests that there is a strong desire to simply walk away from the situation. That desire is rooted in understanding that in order to move on, you have to leave the current situation behind. This card represents the situation where you know that the only way to restart is to completely cut ties with what drags you down. It is the state of losing hope in what is, but not with what can be. It may hint that you need time to heal or regroup. You may choose to start something new that is opposed to what has been happening.
Animal: Porcupine
Key Words: Innocence.
Description: The Porcupine represents a childlike innocence, humility and home of playfulness. This energy is a combination of faith and trust. Faith can move mountains; trust sees to it that it is done. It is up to you to find a best path that uses your talents to get closer to the divine plan. Trust that doors will be opened and that the hearts of others will be open to you. Be open to shared gifts of love, joy and companionship. This energy is gentle, loving and non-aggressive. This energy teaches us to be open to being playful, embrace others and don't get caught up in adult life where fear, greed and suffering are commonplace.
Key Words: Innocence.
Description: The Porcupine represents a childlike innocence, humility and home of playfulness. This energy is a combination of faith and trust. Faith can move mountains; trust sees to it that it is done. It is up to you to find a best path that uses your talents to get closer to the divine plan. Trust that doors will be opened and that the hearts of others will be open to you. Be open to shared gifts of love, joy and companionship. This energy is gentle, loving and non-aggressive. This energy teaches us to be open to being playful, embrace others and don't get caught up in adult life where fear, greed and suffering are commonplace.
Suit: Cups
Words: Emotions, feelings, open.
Description: The suit of cups is all about the flow of the energy that is perceived as emotions and feelings. It is the conscious and unconscious direction of that energy and all the intellectual aspects that go along with it. Every emotion that you can list is covered by this energy. This energy is directly related to touch, in both the physical and energetic levels.
Words: Emotions, feelings, open.
Description: The suit of cups is all about the flow of the energy that is perceived as emotions and feelings. It is the conscious and unconscious direction of that energy and all the intellectual aspects that go along with it. Every emotion that you can list is covered by this energy. This energy is directly related to touch, in both the physical and energetic levels.
Number: 8
Words: Authoritative, professional, powerful.
Description: This energy tends to empower authoritative, business-minded professionals in leadership roles. They generally speak with confidence about what they know. They are in control and tend to be more powerful or effective than others around them. Their actions are based in reality and securely balanced. They tend to be materially detached and successful. Expect them to be elevated to managerial positions and apply good judgment to situations and other people. They tend to be street-smart, capable and efficient.
Words: Authoritative, professional, powerful.
Description: This energy tends to empower authoritative, business-minded professionals in leadership roles. They generally speak with confidence about what they know. They are in control and tend to be more powerful or effective than others around them. Their actions are based in reality and securely balanced. They tend to be materially detached and successful. Expect them to be elevated to managerial positions and apply good judgment to situations and other people. They tend to be street-smart, capable and efficient.
Element: Water
Words: Emotion, intuition, empathetic.
Description: Water is the universal solvent, reducer and purifier. It is considered the body of emotion and intuition. It is a strongly feminine element that tends to enhance the emotional experience or make it deeper. It is nurturing, sympathetic, empathetic and imaginative. Consider it fluid, cold and wet. It is associated with winter.
Words: Emotion, intuition, empathetic.
Description: Water is the universal solvent, reducer and purifier. It is considered the body of emotion and intuition. It is a strongly feminine element that tends to enhance the emotional experience or make it deeper. It is nurturing, sympathetic, empathetic and imaginative. Consider it fluid, cold and wet. It is associated with winter.
8 of Cups (↓)
Video Interpretation: 8 of Cups (↓)
Key Words: Hopelessness, aimless drifting, walking away.
Key Feelings: The feeling of being caught up in something that won’t work.
Description: Reversed, this card may indicate that you are stuck in a situation in which all hope has been lost. Your life and emotions drift aimlessly caught in the situation where you feel too weak to resist. The issues may be rooted in the subconscious at depths that seem too deep to purge. You may feel like you’re holding your breath or closing your eyes just to make it through another day. This card hints that you keep walking away from something you must confront. Dig deep to find the divine feelings that bring a sense of hope.
Key Words: Hopelessness, aimless drifting, walking away.
Key Feelings: The feeling of being caught up in something that won’t work.
Description: Reversed, this card may indicate that you are stuck in a situation in which all hope has been lost. Your life and emotions drift aimlessly caught in the situation where you feel too weak to resist. The issues may be rooted in the subconscious at depths that seem too deep to purge. You may feel like you’re holding your breath or closing your eyes just to make it through another day. This card hints that you keep walking away from something you must confront. Dig deep to find the divine feelings that bring a sense of hope.
Animal: Porcupine
Key Words: Innocence.
Description: You cannot win the game of life if you are too serious. In some part of your life, you may be feeling hurt or afraid to trust. Life may have just dealt you a blow where you might feel struck or trapped. Reconnect with joy and find something to trust in. The porcupines is ‘belly up’ and stuck to the ground; exposed and vulnerable. To counter this, you may need your tummy rubbed or some gentle loving in order to reconnect to the spark of joy that heals separation.
Key Words: Innocence.
Description: You cannot win the game of life if you are too serious. In some part of your life, you may be feeling hurt or afraid to trust. Life may have just dealt you a blow where you might feel struck or trapped. Reconnect with joy and find something to trust in. The porcupines is ‘belly up’ and stuck to the ground; exposed and vulnerable. To counter this, you may need your tummy rubbed or some gentle loving in order to reconnect to the spark of joy that heals separation.
Suit: Cups
Words: Emotionally vulnerable or defensive, closed, refusing the energy flow.
Description: In the reversed position, the suit of cups is all about the missing flow of the energy, that is perceived as emotions and feelings. It is the conscious and unconscious mis-direction, or uncontrolled aspects of that energy and all the intellectual aspects that go along with it. Every emotion that you can list is covered by this energy. This energy is directly related to touch, in both the physical and energetic levels, yet the overtones show there may be the absence of consent.
Words: Emotionally vulnerable or defensive, closed, refusing the energy flow.
Description: In the reversed position, the suit of cups is all about the missing flow of the energy, that is perceived as emotions and feelings. It is the conscious and unconscious mis-direction, or uncontrolled aspects of that energy and all the intellectual aspects that go along with it. Every emotion that you can list is covered by this energy. This energy is directly related to touch, in both the physical and energetic levels, yet the overtones show there may be the absence of consent.
Number: 8
Words: Dictating, cruel, insensitive.
Description: Reversed, this energy brings out the desire to succeed at all costs for those business-minded professionals that have been elevated to positions of management. It empowers the darker side of a person to enhance their ability to be cruel, violent and insensitive. They will lead knowing full well that others will get hurt and that the desired outcome will not be what others want. Behind the scenes, they may tend to be more of a bully than a leader or they hide their devilish greed. At its worst, this energy activates the intolerant religious zealots.
Words: Dictating, cruel, insensitive.
Description: Reversed, this energy brings out the desire to succeed at all costs for those business-minded professionals that have been elevated to positions of management. It empowers the darker side of a person to enhance their ability to be cruel, violent and insensitive. They will lead knowing full well that others will get hurt and that the desired outcome will not be what others want. Behind the scenes, they may tend to be more of a bully than a leader or they hide their devilish greed. At its worst, this energy activates the intolerant religious zealots.
Element: Water
Words: Unbalanced emotion, spookily intuitive, lacking empathy.
Description: Reversed, water carries all the emotion with none of the reason. It is the storm in a teacup. It tends to dissolve situations, or grind the rocks to sand. It is unbalanced and maybe spookily intuitive. It is that feminine energy of spite. There is a lack of nurturing, sympathetic, empathetic or imaginative understanding. It is cold, wet and fluid. It is the heart of winter.
Words: Unbalanced emotion, spookily intuitive, lacking empathy.
Description: Reversed, water carries all the emotion with none of the reason. It is the storm in a teacup. It tends to dissolve situations, or grind the rocks to sand. It is unbalanced and maybe spookily intuitive. It is that feminine energy of spite. There is a lack of nurturing, sympathetic, empathetic or imaginative understanding. It is cold, wet and fluid. It is the heart of winter.