Meaning
If you see the 8 of Cups Tarot card appear in your day, there is a sense of loss or abandonment. You may feel like someone is pulling away from you on a key issue or doesn’t seem to be “hearing” your tokens or gestures of love. The man in the card could be you, and perhaps you are the one that is withdrawing in the hopes of greener pastures. The message from this card in your day is that if your cups of love are not being filled, it may well be time to leave the empties on the shoreline and move on to a better and more beautiful thing. This card could also mean you need to escape a situation temporarily to clear your head and get some clarity on crucial love matters.
Symbolism
There is no mistaking the pain and loss of the 8 of Cups. This is a card of abandonment. A man is shown here leaving a darkened shoreline at night and leaving all his cups of love behind. A sense of loss of love with this card is palpable and could be palpable in your day. This card may arrive when you are leaving a relationship or feel like you are being left behind. Someone may be turning back on your tokens of love or departing an experience without your knowledge. There is definitely a sense of grief and moving on with this card, or a sense of withdrawal and moving away.