The Wisdom of Wandering Away

Today I pulled the 8 of cups. Let's take a look at this card.

Cups hold water, which is the element of emotion. The number 8 in numerology signifies patience, perseverance, deep-seeded goals, and earthly wisdom ( from Indianetzone Astrology. )

The card shows a person walking away from a stack of 8 cups. He's wandering at night, under the full moon, and by a rocky river. He's moving up a small embankment, and there are large mountains in the distance.

This is a card of change, about leaving the old emotional anchors that once supported us and striking out on our own with only our intuition to guide us (the moon). There are objects to be confronted (the rough peaks in the distance), it's not a smooth running stream (the rocks imply rapids-the changing course of our emotions as we confront whatever is before us as we leave the comfort of past contentments), but we know were going in the right direction.

Our emotional guidance system (abraham-hicks has a lot of wisdom about this) can lead us to peaks of satisfaction. If we feel good, we know we're going in the right direction. If we feel bad, we'd better change course.

It's important to remember that the way we feel is our motivation to change, and that even when we feel comfortable and happy one thing is certain: this, too, will pass. But that's great. That's how we keep our creative juices flowing. Boredom is the mother of invention, just like necessity.

Personally, I'd rather make a change from having a lot and going for more, as the Pilgrim in our card is doing, then because I have a desperate need to change.

Watching our emotional guidance system helps us navigate our changes more gracefully. Following subtle feel-good paths leads us to great things. Ignoring the emotional warnings of fear, anger, sorrow, and irritation, and following a negative path will create very different results.

So don't wait until someone comes along and topples those carefully stacked emotional cups! There's a whole river of life out there. You don't need to hang on to anything or anyone.

Strike a new path for yourself that is even more satisfying, more gratifying, and more pleasurable then the one you now walk. And be patient with yourself, heed your inner wisdom, and persevere.

Oh, and have a good time!

With Love,
Kristine