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Archival Source:1909 Rider-Waite-Smith
Artist:Pamela Colman Smith ('Pixie')
Rights Status:Public Domain
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Minor Arcana · #8
TRADITIONAL CORRESPONDENCEEight of Cups
Lord of Abandoned Success · The Nocturnal Departure
🜄water· The Nocturnal Departure
Element
water
Astrology
Saturn in Pisces (1st Decan)
Hebrew Path
Minor Pip
Chromatic Tone
Indigo Night & Dark Mountain Slate
Upright Hermeneutic (Dynamic Principle)
Conscious departure from what has been built because it no longer nourishes the soul. Climbing toward higher peaks.
Inverted Hermeneutic (Friction & Shadow)
Aimless wandering, fear of leaving stagnation, returning to dry wells.
Iconographical Motifs
Figure with Staff Walking into MountainsEight Stacked Cups Left BehindEclipse Moon
Celestial Timing & Ephemeris Resonance
Pilgrim routes and ascendant topological pathways.