Eight of Diamonds Meaning in Cartomancy

A new job · A change at work · Short travel · Idle talk

A change at work, and talk around it. Keep moving.

Upright Meaning

Eights are movement and talk, and the Eight of Diamonds moves fast. It suggests a new job, a change in your position, a short journey for business, or a flurry of messages. The folk reading warns of gossip and idle chatter, the talk that surrounds a change before it is confirmed. It invites you to take the change seriously and the chatter lightly, and to let people know things from you rather than from the hallway.

Reversed Meaning

Reversed, the Eight suggests a change that stalls, a trip postponed, or rumors you are feeding by not speaking plainly.

Love & Relationships

A relationship affected by a job change or a move, or talk about the two of you circulating among friends. It invites keeping your partner first in the loop.

Career & Money

A new role, a transfer, an interview, a conference trip, or a reorganization. It suggests saying yes to the movement and keeping your own counsel until it is settled.

Advice

Move with the change. Let the gossip pass through you.

Timing

About eight days; news and movement in quick succession.

Card Combinations

• Two Of Diamonds — Talk about money that spreads; rumors around a deal.
• Nine Of Diamonds — A job that involves relocation or travel.
• Jack Of Clubs — A colleague brings news of an opening.

Reflection

What change at work are you already preparing for, and who needs to hear it from you first?