an emotional state

  

eight of cups + the hermit  

Today's card combination presents an emotional state.  Our querent feels the desire to leave behind a seemingly perfect situation.  S/he is walking away from a relationship, in order to search for truth.  As this person seeks enlightenment, they will feel lonely, but today's cards promise that the querent's purposeful change will lead them to the truth(s) they're seeking.  Despite the loneliness, this is a breakup where the querent values solitude more than having a partner.  The querent is stepping into a period where she or he needs to spend time alone, and at an emotional level the querent is heeding the call to literally turn their back to others.