That eight is very tricky in this application, so I'll post my complete dialog on the card and let you draw your own conclussions:
THE EIGHT OF CUPS
Slightly ambiguous in this image, many versions of the Eight of Cups feature a figure walking past a swamp. Placid water provides accurate symbolism for emotional stagnation oozing from the card. According to noted occultist, Aleister Crowley spiritual apathy festers as Indolence in sluggish water of the Eight of Cups: He calls this card the “German Measles of Christian Mysticism.” When moral apathy ebbs emotional flow, it sets you adrift. Awaiting the return of breezy passions as you float in a becalmed emotional state rarely resolves issues. Perhaps the eight shows a time when your best option is to set another course. Accepting demise of a futile situation offers a primary theme with the Eight of Cups. Like other cards of the suit, eight refers to matters of the heart. More precisely, the card shows relationships where you provide a great deal and receive very little in exchange.
In a suit that epitomizes strong emotions, this eight often alludes to leaving an existing romance. A one-sided relationship is painful until it ends. If this card appears in a reading regarding a relationship, heed its warning and attempt to correct the inequality. Take responsibility for your choices but avoid falling prey to self-reproach. Evaluate circumstances and then do whatever is required to restore emotional balance to your life. Much of the time, any warning that this eight provides arrives late. Often, your only solution will be similar to a choice that the figure on this eight makes. Confucius said, “Wherever you go, go with all your heart.” Simply moving on is a reasonable option, considering the energy source of this card is harsh Saturn in Pisces. Saturn offers disappointment in the sign that rules an astrological house of self-undoing.
Emotional apathy is not the only form of stagnation the card symbolizes. A festering swamp of lethargy also emerges, causing any desire to advance in life to deteriorate. Disappointment often represents a step toward disdain for what you leave behind. After jumping at a tempting emotional morsel, you can learn a faulty lesson: Aesop said, “It is easy to despise what you cannot have” but scorn hampers growth. The time has come to move forward, as you forfeit something emotionally important but bitter feelings can impair progress. Many religions teach sacrifice allows spiritual growth to occur. Adopting a “sour grapes” approach will inhibit emotional development. The figure turns away from golden chalices to embrace an unknown future. This represents a search for higher truths, when material possessions and empty relationships represent dry cups that cause a profound spiritual thirst. In many ways, the Eight of Cups suggests leaving behind earthly illusions of security to seek wisdom. Although this inner quest starts as a trickle, it will finally flood life with spiritual awareness. Abandoning shallow ambitions and lethargic relationships refreshes the soul and allows your spirit to again flow free and clear.
In numerology, the number eight throngs with the power of manifestation. The Eight of Cups shows the expression of an idea and a decision. A figure on the Eight of Cups finally decides to move on in life. With an awareness of the material world, the number suggests success in business because it offers keen perceptions. On this card, numeric awareness clearly shows, since this man realizes he must sacrifice his emotional cups to grow and perhaps find real fulfillment on this eighth path of the Cups story. This numeric path signifies people who understand how to advance and work hard to achieve goals. A person, who reduces to eight, though gifted with management ability, might have trouble making reforms and changes. The figure on this card finds that change and reform can be costly but perhaps knows that freedom is priceless. Sacrifice shown on the Eight of Cups speaks of creating an empty heart but wisdom you earn will fill the void. In the picture on this card, a river to contentment, which meanders through the Cups Suit, becomes blocked. Although emotional flow reduces to a tiny stream, it will again become a mighty river: Follow the trickle of love in your life to a sea of happiness.