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Still_Hopeful
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posted June 06, 2011 09:45 AM     Click Here to See the Profile for Still_Hopeful     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
Recently, I made several spreads and this card is showing everywhere.
This card of apprentice, he is learning, he is working. he is almost done. He is so close to compeleting the task.

I found this card is very reassuring.
Don't you think? It is like you are almost there. Just continue, and you will get all what you work so hard.

What do you think?

Can you share your real exp. with this card?
I am new to tarot. I have some general undesrtanding but I would like to know how some particular cards are playing in a real life.

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Randall
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posted June 06, 2011 10:16 AM     Click Here to See the Profile for Randall     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
I view it as good. The 8 is a number of a payoff...an almost there card.

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Still_Hopeful
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posted June 06, 2011 10:27 AM     Click Here to See the Profile for Still_Hopeful     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
Randall, thank you
Plus number 8 is viewed as a good number by many asian cultures.
8 simbolyze -wealth.

Do you have any real life exp. with this card?

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DangerGirl
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posted June 06, 2011 12:24 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for DangerGirl     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
I use the Arcus Arcanum tarot deck. The Pentacles are Disks, which represent money/business for the most part. On my deck, the 8 of Disks represents: Being cautious with your money, taking calculated risks; learning from past mistakes.

Each suit progresses numerically from 1 to 10, so 8 means you are 80% into the progress of a major business and/or money undertaking, but there is still work to do before you can rest on your laurels and reap the benefits of your labor. In other words: The pursuit of something perfect is paying off, but there is still much work to be done. This is a card that indicates dreams are deferred while you work to make them as great as they can be.

I found online another analysis of the 8 of Pentacles that sounded interesting:

<<The card refers not only to accomplishments, but also to finances, work, study, the physical body & health. Its suit associates it with the Earth signs of the Zodiac: Capricorn, Taurus & Virgo.
The outdoor setting refers to the Earth element of the card. The landscape of hills, valleys & level ground is intended to evoke the highs, lows & the occasionally even textures that characterize earthly existence. Nature is abundant with beauty & potential, represented by the verdant & earthy colors hues, the vegetation & trees. The sun is a symbol of the Light that supports all life on earth. Into each life some rain falls, hence the single cloud overhead; however, it is part of the continuing cycle of life (& death). Rain fertilizes new life in the earth's soil. The road on the left side of the card leads infinitely onward, through the twin hills & is symbolic of the life path. Beyond the hills is unknown territory, or the unconscious. Since the element is Earth, the unconscious is not close at hand, but it exists. In the distance is a silver castle, an embodiment of worldly desires & accomplishments.

The pentacle also refers to Man's life on Earth, the planet, with the 5-pointed star a symbol for Man, and through his 5 senses he assimilates knowledge. The tree is gold, signifying knowledge is golden, a treasure in the earth. The spiral shape of the trunk refers to the evolutionary spiral, the way to divinity. Seven of the 8 pentacles are completed. A place for the 8th awaits, which is a work in progress or nearing completion.

Card Meaning
This card represents practical knowledge; understanding that comes with advanced learning & experience. It is dedication, commitment, skill, education, karma, success, prosperity, and well being. Furthering one's education through formal or informal study, through academics or vocational schooling. In matters of health it can indicate stable health or recovery from a malady. The number of 8 combined with the element of Earth refers to strength of the inner variety, one that is supported by spiritual sustenance. Balance of the inner & outer worlds. Knowing when to push & when to pull. Also, it relates to the concept of as above, so below; the macrocosm vs. the microcosm. God's in His Heaven, all's right with the world. Perfection in the earth. Karmic influences. Whatever ye sow, ye shall reap. What goes around, comes around. Reincarnation. >>

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Still_Hopeful
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posted June 06, 2011 12:56 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for Still_Hopeful     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
Thank you for your reply it is interesting prospective.
Perseverance
Do not stop right now... you are almost there. Just one more push and you can rest.
Eben though you are tired go for it.
I guess it is somewhat card of reassurance.
Even though success is doubtful... continue... and it will be urs.

general spread : ability to learn, willingnss to learn, if you learn you will succeed
legal spread: just 1 more push and you are there? Percevere...
Love spread: may be you need to give the relationship one more go? open your mind to other person perspective?

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