THE EIGHT OF PENTACLES REDUX

First let me come clean and say I feel as if I've been cheating on this blog with my dreams and poetry blog, working on endless revisions of a lengthy three-part post on writing dreamku. And I keep wanting to say "I'm sorry. Please forgive me. I've missed you and thought about you a lot. But I'm back and here's what I have to share today:"

The Eight of Coins (Pentacles) in the The Tarot of the Ages,
illustrated by Mario Garizio, instructions by Patrizia D'Agostino*

What I find intriguing about this Eight of Pentacles is that I simply chose a card by going through The Tarot of the Ages for one I thought was both different from the traditional and also really hooked me in some way. Then I went to my Tarot notes to see if any new meanings had occurred to me since I did the first post about this card. And this was the one new meaning I found:

"This is what is. No shame, no blame. Embrace it and then respond with compassion."

Now, couldn't that be a response to what I was feeling about having been cheating on this blog with one of my other blogs? :-) Of course, it is entirely possible I unconsciously remembered this meaning that I'd scribbled on a scrap of paper months ago and tucked away in my Tarot notes, and that prompted my choice of the Eight of Pentacles. But it still does my heart good to read it today, and for many more reasons than my blog work. For the other meanings I've "seen" you can read my first post for the Eight of Pentacles here.

*The Tarot of the Ages is an energetic, colorful, and sometimes intense deck, with a different culture on each of the four minor suits. The Majors have a lot of Egyptian symbolism, but also much from other cultures. The only drawback to the deck, IMHO, is that that cards should have been larger so that the details in the unusual and sometimes stunning artwork could be seen more clearly. You can click on the link below the card image above to see more cards from this deck.

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‘til next time, keep embracing the moment and enjoying The Tarot,

Roswila
[aka: Patricia Kelly]
****If you wish to copy or use any of my writing, please email me for permission (under “View my complete profile”)**** SEE ALSO: Roswila’s Dream & Poetry Realm for Tarot poetry and Roswila’s Taiga Tarot for taiga (illustrated tanka).****

THE EIGHT OF PENTACLES

TODAY'S CARD IS The Eight of Pentacles. This version is from The Gipsy Tarot, by Walter Wegmuller, copyright 1982 by AGM AGMuller, Neuhausen/Switzerland, distributed by U.S. Games Systems, Inc.:



For comparison, here's The Eight of Pentacles from the Rider/Waite/Smith deck:



THE EIGHT OF PENTACLES: I've always been readily engaged by the Gipsy Tarot, with all the little faces and puzzling figures in the detailed and colorful designs. The Eight of Pentacles is a good example of this: see the three-faced figure just above the middle of the card, looking left, right and forward. This card sometimes has a connection to the past and future. So I can interpret this three-faced figure as representing this time spanning possibility. (Even when I do not find any clear meaning to this deck's embellishments and details, I still really enjoy them and find depth in the cards.)

DIFFERENT OR LESS COMMON, EVEN QUIRKY MEANINGS FOR THE EIGHT OF PENTACLES (i.e. the below is not intended to be an exhaustive exploration of this card; a quick google will produce a wider variety of takes should you not be familiar with this card):

A problematic relationship from which you need to and can learn something.

Past life issues. Whether one believes in past lives or not, the story as it presents through this card may be instructive with respect to the inquiry.

Not a time to over-indulge or expend resources.

Are you being a perfectionist about this issue? Is less actually more?

Are you approaching this in the best way? Take more time to think/feel your way around and through it.

Are you too dependent on this person/situation right now? It may be time to loosen the bonds, and even consider letting go all together.

Allowing and facilitating will yield far better results for all concerned right now (as opposed to pushing, commanding, demanding).

Issues with absorption, both literally and metaphorically. Taking in what is nutritious and supportive at a basic level. This will not only support the present, but nourish the future.

You may sense something of the future stirring in your harvest. But it is not necessarily time to figure it out or act on it, but rather to take care of the present situation.

Someone who takes great joy out of doing their work in the world, beyond even any material satisfaction or reward. Someone who, in essence, "walks their talk." Lives out their beliefs in whatever their life and work may happen to be about.

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Resource: Inspiration Tarot, a brightly colored, lively, abstract deck.

Please see the top of the sidebar for my background with the Tarot and a recommendation to beginners.

‘til next time, keep accepting what is nourishing, and enjoying The Tarot,

Roswila
[aka: Patricia Kelly]
****If you wish to copy or use any of my writing, please email me for permission (under “View my complete profile”)**** SEE ALSO: Roswila’s Dream & Poetry Realm for some articles about Tarot.****