An empty crossroads on a heath at night, a leaning signpost and poppy heads in the verge.

Cups · VIII

Eight of Cups

Lord of Abandoned Success

The face of Eight of Cups, engraved in gold on black, with its title, Lord of Abandoned Success.

Leave the table that no longer feeds you. The moon lights a deeper road.

Upright

Walking away and seeking deeper meaning. Leaving what no longer fulfils you.

Reversed

Fear of leaving, or drifting without a destination.

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The spirit work

In the Goetia, Ipos makes bold by day; Amy, who reveals treasure kept by spirits, by night. Ask what you are walking towards, not only away from.

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Correspondences

DecanSaturn in Pisces, 0° to 10°, the first face
Tree of LifeHod in Briah
Governing angelsVeuliah by day, Yelahiah by night
Image of the decanA well-dressed man carrying burdens on his shoulder.
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Day spiritIpos, prince
The seal of Ipos

Appears as an angel with a lion’s head, goose feet and a hare’s tail. Knows past, present and future and makes people witty and bold. Goetia 22.

Night spiritAmy, president
The seal of Amy

Appears as a flaming fire, then a man. Makes wonderfully knowing in astrology and the sciences, reveals treasure kept by spirits. Goetia 58.

Eight of Cups in the guidebookAll seventy-eight cards

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Notes on sources

The meanings, the questions and the correspondences are the guidebook’s own. The paths, letters and astrology follow the Golden Dawn’s attributions; the angels are the Shem ha-Mephorash, as the deck gives them; the spirits, shown only when you ask for them, are the seventy-two of the Goetia. Where each comes from, and what is old and what is modern, is set out in the guidebook’s Notes on sources and seals.