Back on the 1st of January, as the frost still held the ground and the year was a blank slate, I sat down for my annual 12-month tarot spread. For April, I drew the Six of Cups and the Eight of Cups. At the time, they were symbols on a table, ethereal themes of nostalgia and departure.
Today, as I navigate the reality of April 2026, those cards have moved from the symbolic into the deeply personal. This month, I officially entered into a divorce settlement with my ex-wife.
Once again, I am reminded of the faithful, and sometimes startling, accuracy of the Tarot. The cards don’t just predict; they prepare the soul for the work it must do.
The Six of Cups: Honouring What Was
The Six of Cups is the card of memory, childhood, and the “former versions” of the self. In the context of a divorce, this card represents the years of history, the shared sweetness, and the “emotional familiarity” of a life built together. It draws the past close and softens the heart, allowing us to look back at where we came from with tenderness rather than resentment. It asks us to remember what once felt safe and to offer healing to the parts of us that are still attached to those old stories.
The Eight of Cups: The Courage to Walk Away
Standing beside the Six is the Eight of Cups, the card of the conscious departure. This is not a card of bridge-burning or anger. It is the quiet, heavy, and honest recognition that something which was once deeply meaningful no longer nourishes the soul.
Choosing to enter a settlement is a physical manifestation of the Eight of Cups. It is the act of choosing emotional honesty over the comfort of the familiar. It is a “bittersweet” leaving, the kind where you carry the memories (the Six) but refuse to let them bind you to a path that has reached its end.
The Alchemy of the Month
Together, these cards speak of a profound emotional maturity that I am feeling in my own bones right now. They ask us:
- Can I say thank you to a chapter of my life without forcing it to last forever?
- What memories bless me, and which ones quietly bind me to a version of myself I have outgrown?
This April is a month where revisiting the past brings clarity rather than regression. For me, old stories have surfaced not so I can relive them, but so I can finally complete them. The Six of Cups ensures that this process is handled with tenderness; the Eight of Cups ensures it is handled with truth.
A Message for the Collective
While my “Eight of Cups” moment is a legal and personal transition, yours might be different. You may be walking away from a career that no longer fits, a long-term habit, or a self-narrative that keeps you small.
Trust that the cards I drew in January were not just for me, but for all of us walking this path together. There is grace in the release. There is strength in the truth. And there is always a new horizon waiting just beyond the cups we leave behind.
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