43-Eight of Cups Upright Rider Waite Health Tarot Reading

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Well-Being, Physical Health Or Mental Health:

Stress may be getting to you and causing health problems. Be sure that you are paying adequate attention to diet, exercise, and sleep. Keep a positive attitude.

Card Meanings: Abandonment, Loneliness, Looking For The Truth, Courage, Introspection, Withdrawal, Fatigue, Leaving A Bad Situation, Abandoning Plans, Travelling, Escapism, Self-Discovery, Looking Deeper, Self-Analysis, Walking Away, Letting Go, Reaching Limit, Emotional Strength, Disappointment, Misery

The Eight of Cups often means that you will choose to leave a situation that is no longer working for you – whether that’s a relationship, a job, or a neighborhood. There may be some sadness involved, but in general, this separation, is in your best interests.

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Portable Magic
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Portable Magic: Earth (Cool and Dry) expresses the action of the body. It is heavy, solid, physical, rough, and resistant to change. From it the suit of Pentacles derives the qualities in human nature of physical sensations, strength, endurance, growth, and healthfulness or sickness.

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Complete Book of Tarot: When reversed, the Eight of Cups cautions you to be thoughtful about a temptation to abandon your current life circumstances in search of greener pastures. You may be feeling dissatisfied with some aspect of your life, but now may not be the optimal time to walk away from difficulties; it may be wiser to try to resolve problems in your current situation. If you run away from troubles, you may take them with you because they are of your own making. The grass may not be greener on the other side. Ponder the words of Eric Samuel Timm: ‘We are often unaware of the gradual decline and the erosion in our lives but not unaware of the gnawing feeling it brings.’ 41

Complete Book of Tarot: My background in medicine and psychotherapy has prompted me to apply the same ethical standards to tarot readings that I use when seeing patients in the consulting room. Perhaps the most famous set of ethical guidelines was elaborated by Hippocrates late in the fifth century BCE. These standards have become a cornerstone of medical practice. Paraphrasing Copland’s 1825 translation of Hippocrates’s original Greek text, I have adapted the Oath of Hippocrates for modern tarot readers: 18

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Complete Book of Tarot: The Horseshoe spread is helpful when you are unsure about an optimal course of action. It is so called because the cards are laid in the shape of a horseshoe, each card representing an aspect of the situation. Horseshoes are said to bring good luck, and some people hang horseshoes over the door to their home to protect it and attract good fortune. A point of contention is whether the horseshoe should be hung with its opening facing up or facing down. Placing the two ends of the horseshoe facing up (in a U shape) presumably helps to collect and store the good vibrations.