star-lover
was looking at this today as it came up as one of my cards for my daily card draw
what i noticed is that instead of all the cups being upright as in the traditional decks, 5 or 6 (couldnt make out which one) are standing and the other 2 or 3 are on the ground
what do you make of this? to me it says although there is sadness and hurt there is so much that is still ok and that everything worked for is NOT destroyed or even left behind - however all the cups are empty by looks and this is how this person feels - emptied and dry??
this card reminds me of the 5 of cups - the colours are very similar the stance is v similar - but is deeper in meaning - the 5 is retrievable some of what is lost but with the 8 it seems more in your face its final, whereas the 5 is more of a bad emotional blip which is repairable and easier to kiss and make up
the 8 is far far more serious stuff
the man is sitting down pensive with a sort of gobsmacked look, obviously very sad at realising something was not what he thought, things were not as he thought, thinking what was all that about, i can't believe i was so wrong, all that wasted time and energy and for what - but with the upright cups i would say none of it was wasted really
where do i go from here
i think its a coming to terms with the end of something and as such is a positive card in my view
theres a certain KNOWING where things stand but parts of him are still trying to make sense of it all - bewilderment? but also mainly acceptance
i read somewhere that the 8s are about repetition/vicious cycles and such, do the same/feel the same/think the same and you will get the same, not going nowhere with current mind set, somethings got to give/change
just my 2p
hope that wasnt too vague
i find it a v interesting card and v poignant obviously to relationships
lol
x
what i noticed is that instead of all the cups being upright as in the traditional decks, 5 or 6 (couldnt make out which one) are standing and the other 2 or 3 are on the ground
what do you make of this? to me it says although there is sadness and hurt there is so much that is still ok and that everything worked for is NOT destroyed or even left behind - however all the cups are empty by looks and this is how this person feels - emptied and dry??
this card reminds me of the 5 of cups - the colours are very similar the stance is v similar - but is deeper in meaning - the 5 is retrievable some of what is lost but with the 8 it seems more in your face its final, whereas the 5 is more of a bad emotional blip which is repairable and easier to kiss and make up
the 8 is far far more serious stuff
the man is sitting down pensive with a sort of gobsmacked look, obviously very sad at realising something was not what he thought, things were not as he thought, thinking what was all that about, i can't believe i was so wrong, all that wasted time and energy and for what - but with the upright cups i would say none of it was wasted really
where do i go from here
i think its a coming to terms with the end of something and as such is a positive card in my view
theres a certain KNOWING where things stand but parts of him are still trying to make sense of it all - bewilderment? but also mainly acceptance
i read somewhere that the 8s are about repetition/vicious cycles and such, do the same/feel the same/think the same and you will get the same, not going nowhere with current mind set, somethings got to give/change
just my 2p
hope that wasnt too vague
i find it a v interesting card and v poignant obviously to relationships
lol
x