Eight of Cups Reversed

It's downtime for me. Last week, I had two papers due for grad school, so I was hustling. Next week begins National Novel Writing Month, and I'm planning to write a 50k-word novel in just the first 7 days, so that's going to be a whirlwind. This week, I have zero things to do. It's a great time to chill out and plan to accomplish zilch. Nada. Nothing.

That's a challenge for me, as I usually have a million balls in the air and am all go-go-go, but I'm going to do my best to just not. Like the reversed eight of cups, I plan to give up on everything and walk away.
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By the end of this week I'll be fully disillusioned with doing nothing, and ready for the next big thing.

The Eight of Cups upright might be someone going on a spirit quest, giving up on their current situation, or disillusioned with the present and ready to move on to the future.

Reversed, a few things could be happening. They might be afraid of commitment, they could be abandoning a person or situation without explanation, or they may lack emotional maturity or be partying too hard. Like its upright counterpart, this eight needs to be interpreted in the moment.
 
Questions answered by reversed Eight of Cups:
Who? A youth
What? A cancelled event
Where? Far away
When? The end of February; When you’ve given up; When you walk away from your situation
Why? “At times in life you have to leave people where they left you.” ~Angel Moreira
Yes or No? Maybe

The reversed Eight of Cups as:
…an action?

• Accept what you have
• Throw a party
• Run away

 
…a place in your house?

• The room you last walked out of

 
…a place in your city?

• A place to be alone
• A party store

 
…a place in the world?

• Alaska
• Ukraine
• Sonoma, California
• The desert

 
…something to clean?

• The last thing you walked away from

 
…where to find the missing item?

• The last place you were
• You keep walking right by them

 
…something to eat?

• Stuffed mushrooms
• Mini meatballs

 
…a color? orange
 
…a movie theme? Avoidance or immaturity

• The Hangover

• The Incredibles

 
…a new career?

• Something completely different
• Retail work
• Camp counselor
• Tour guide

 
The reversed Eight of Cups
Before any card: Abandoning (card)
After any card: Immaturity; stagnation