Kitchen Table Tarot

8 of Cups, Knight of Wands, 7 of Swords

Hello lovely friend, thank you for stopping by today. If any of this reading resonates with you today, then I hope any guidance or insight I provide may help you find clarity. If it does not resonate with you, I’m still glad you’re here. These general readings are timeless, meaning that it could be for anyone at any time—it could reveal a future path (which is not set in stone because of free will), or it could tell of an experience you have been through in the past. Whatever the case, my aim here is to help you feel understood and seen, to offer encouragement and love no matter where you are in life. Let’s get to the cards, shall we?

In this 8 of cups I feel something quite intense. I’m struck by the image of Julia Roberts in Sleeping With the Enemy (1991) as a “battered wife,” who fears for her very existence, going to great lengths to disguise herself and start over under an alias, making this an 8 of cups which is very wanted, warranted, and determined on the part of the one walking away. The underlying energy is one of hope (the card under the deck, not shown, is the Sun, which brings light, warmth, power, and healing), especially because it is followed by the fearless, adventurous Knight of Wands. The excitement and determination of this energy is someone who wants to live, who knows they haven’t been. Dwelling on the past, or returning to those 8 poison cups, will only fill your heart with fear of the unknown—right now you have enough vim and vinegar to wrestle a bear (spiritually speaking), and moving forward is the only way to level out that elevated state. There is a sense of making up for lost time. Be careful not to be too frenetic. You will have your opportunity, some day, to reconcile the loss/exit costs you have experienced with the exciting, free-form future all around you. Though the 8 of Cups from which you walked may have convinced you of your powerlessness, weakness, and inferiority for a time, the magic of opportunity and learning healthy ways to process overwhelming emotions in your own way—free of negative, naysaying influences—will help you see your value and keep from lashing out from a place of contrary/oppositional anger.

Of course, per the Julia Roberts vibe of the 8 of Cups, some people may want to bring you down, especially if you’re bucking the group’s trend and expectations—not doing what others want you to do. Maybe they say you’re a tall poppy, or have a chip on your shoulder. Don’t apologize for standing tall and seeing things others cannot. The “chip on your shoulder” may be armor for a future skirmish. What you think of as flaws may actually just be traits—turned into something shadowy and suspect by judgmental souls who may truthfully have believed in the advice they gave you. It takes a while to process and move past institutional shadiness. You may continue to reflect that energy for a while, like the moon bouncing back the sun, but it will wax and wane, weakening as it becomes integrated into your experience and a part of your past. Stay as honest with yourself as you know how to be. You don’t have to process everything at once, and that honesty—seated in your intuition and knowledge of yourself—will allow you to acknowledge and resolve everything, to some degree, over time.

In summary, the things that push you away from a situation can still have an effect in the post-world, so mind that your fearlessness doesn’t lead to recklessness or right back around to sneaking about to avoid your feelings or the truths about yourself.

Thank you for being. Please know that you are an amazing unique spirit, and so loved. Wherever you are in time or space, you are always welcome at my kitchen table. -KTT 🌻💛