Card 71 • pentacles

Eight of Pentacles

Brief Description

The Eight of Pentacles represents dedication, skill-building, and hard work in pursuit of a goal. It signifies a period of focus, particularly for those starting new ventures like jobs or educational programs. The card emphasizes the importance of honing one’s craft and being discerning about the quality of one’s work. In its inverted position, it indicates a lack of direction and effort, suggesting stagnation and aimlessness.

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General Meaning

The Eight of Pentacles comes up a lot in readings for people who have just found a new job or started college or a training program. This is a person who is honing their craft. I love it when it comes up for artists or those in a healing profession. It’s about finally finding your path and working your tail off to succeed at it. When you look at the card, you see the successfully made pentacles hanging on the wall and one on the ground discarded. This card is about being discerning about your own work and not giving up until you get it right.

Eight of Pentacles Inverted

If you take this drive and direction and turn it upside down, you get a whole lot of nothing. No hard work. No eye on the ball. No goals or vision for the future. Nada. Just spinning your wheels and expecting to go somewhere.

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