VIII – Eight of Cups♥

Eight of Cups embarks on a journey, seeking deeper meaning and leaving behind what no longer satisfies. Attributed to Saturn in Pisces, this card carries the title Abandoned Success—the recognition that outward achievement has failed to fill the inner void, and that the soul requires something more.

The Eight of Cups is the conscious decision to walk away, to pursue fulfillment, and to honor the call of the soul. The figure turns their back on eight carefully stacked cups—representing worldly accomplishments and emotional investments—to journey toward the mountains under the light of both sun and moon. This is no reckless abandonment but a deliberate pilgrimage toward greater meaning.

In Qabbalistic terms, this card corresponds to Hod, Splendor, in Briah—the intellectual recognition that something essential is missing, leading to the difficult choice to seek it elsewhere. The Eight of Cups teaches that true growth sometimes requires departure and courage, and that the call to deeper meaning must sometimes be answered by leaving behind what is merely comfortable.