8 OF CUPS

While this may be difficult to hear for some, there is a need to walk away from a previous relationship or connection, either with someone else, or with yourself. Things have been feeling stagnant and perhaps even emotionally dull for a while, but your resistance to continue your journey has been making you even more unhappy or unfazed by what once brought or ignited passion or curiosity in you. Things may be difficult when it comes to understanding why this is happening or why you’ve come to feel this way about this connection to yourself or someone else. But know that this is all part of transforming your perspective on relationships and/or self.

Others may have the 8 of cups showing up because of some long overdue needed clearing of emotional attachments to people, situations, or things that have left your life in the last few months or years. For some this is even about a childhood friend that moved away or that they spent a short time with before that friend passed away. Regardless, there is a gentle push to begin to clear out things in your home or space that remind you of painful memories or keep you tied to your grief so strongly. Moving forward doesn’t mean these people or times are being forgotten or weren’t important to you, but simply that you are choosing to no longer have pain dictate how you live your life. The 8 of cups is a journey, so be mindful that this is but one step (a big one though)!

As you walk on and experience the many valleys and oceans you will cross, remember to honour who you once were and how far you’ve come. Your journey will be all the better for it and feel much more rewarding in more difficult times. An object that reminds you of the home you’ve built within yourself, or are building, will be especially useful and soothing at this time.

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