In this chapter of the tarot course we will see, The Eight of Pentacles and its meanings. The hidden details for its interpretation in the tarot. What does the Eight of Pentacles mean in the Tarot? What does the Eight of Pentacles card mean in love, work, money or health? What is its spiritual meaning and what does it reveal to us? What does the Eight of Pentacles card upside down or reversed mean?
The Eight of Pentacles in the tarot
The Eight of Pentacles is an indication that you have a strong interest in achieving a goal and a great willingness to do your best to achieve it.
Graphic description of the card
- The Eight of Pentacles shows a young man working on eight coins, carefully engraving a pentacle shape on each coin.
- He has already successfully completed six coins, and has two more to do.
- It is clear that he is in the middle of a project that absorbs all his attention.
- He has isolated himself from others (the city in the background) in order to concentrate on the task at hand.
- The Eight of Pentacless is an indication that you are keen to achieve a goal and willing to do your best to achieve it, even if it requires you to be patient, to dedicate yourself twice as much, and even to learn new skills or further develop the ones you already have.
What does the Eight of Pentacles mean in the Tarot?
The right Eight of Pentacles, General Meaning: While the suit of golds refers us to the material, this card indicates that you are about to receive a very beneficial change in your life.
This change can cover one or more areas, from the economic, labor and financial to the emotional and affective. Undoubtedly, this Eight of Pentacles is a very positive card in a reading, and mainly signals a learning experience.
It is likely that you will get involved with much enthusiasm and dedication in a new task, unknown to you perhaps, as well as learning and incorporating new skills and knowledge in something that is already familiar to you.
While this is a card of change, unlike other figures in the deck that also signal change, this 8 adds a vital component: This change is desired and sought after by yourself.
There is an enormous will and dedication, and your concentration is fully focused on what you want to achieve and how to get to that proposed goal.
This goal can be very varied… from improving your activity or your money, to working tirelessly to improve a love relationship (because love is also worked, isn’t it?). You have the determination and will not allow distractions until you achieve what you want.
It is also a card that indicates luck, but this luck is not achieved by chance or by the goodness of Goddess Fortune, but this luck is directly a product of your dedication and commitment. It is your initiative and not thanks to others that luck turns in your favor.
Here we are facing a fine work on your part to make all the pieces fit together and fit perfectly. You may be unhappy with one or more aspects of your life, and now you set out with great energy and determination to fine-tune all the details to create whatever it is you need.
You have strength and a committed attitude, a strength of work and intention to improve, clearly a very good positive attitude that is what will set in motion the gears of that change or that result you crave.
The Eight of Pentacles encourages you to keep doing what you are doing, it is a “keep it up!”, a “continue!” and although you may not yet be satisfied with what you are getting, this perseverance will finally make everything work in your favor as you have sought, even without knowing it, you are on the right path and you must stay that way, because there is no other result than success.
In a very literal way this Eight of Pentacles can mean courses, studies, training in whatever your activity, profession or work, and even in smaller things like for example: You are a good cook, but now you want to perfect yourself in a certain branch, dedicate yourself to French cuisine or Italian pasta, seeking to dominate that sphere completely.
You know that this does not happen just by wishing it and you are willing to put your best will and dedication to achieve it.
Whether at work, your economy, a recreational task, a sport, a relationship, this card encourages you to continue and predicts that you will have excellent results.
The negative side in the Eight of Pentacles is that you can concentrate so much in this learning and improvement in a particular subject, that you can neglect the rest of things in your life and in another aspect, that you can fall into a perfectionism that makes things difficult.
We always look for perfection, the best, but exaggerating this search can turn you into an obsessive perfectionist that you can never be satisfied with what you do, the way you do it and the results you achieve, so you must take this aspect into account and it is an important warning that the Eight of Pentacless gives you.
What does the Eight of Pentacles mean in love?
If you are currently engaged, your workload or your partner’s workload may be interfering with the relationship. Make a point to make time and space for the relationship regardless of your jobs, otherwise things are going to suffer.
Perfectionism can also be negative if you have too many pretensions or conditions.
The positive part is that you really try hard and put effort into making things better every day. This will undoubtedly grow and improve the relationship and will be appreciated. You have a great commitment to making things work and you put the best of yourself into it.
If you are looking for love, the appearance of this card often tells us that you may actually be too focused on money and what you do for a living to really create the space in your life for a new relationship.
Be mindful of your priorities and where you put your time and energy. If you want love, make sure you have space and time for it.
What does the Eight of Pentacles card mean at work?
If you are looking for employment, this card may indicate that you are going to be hired in a new position that tests your skills and is demanding. Have faith in yourself that you can perfectly do what it takes to succeed in the position.
If you are currently working, you may be burdened with more responsibilities and tasks that you will nevertheless be able to perform perfectly well.
It is a letter of job achievement, whether or not you are currently employed. Possibility of courses and training, and improvement in specific areas of your activity.
What does the Eight of Pentacles mean for money and finances?
The Eight of Pentacles indicates that you may receive financial help that you have been waiting for or looking for. Money issues are resolved, there is a general improvement.
However, you don’t want to waste these new resources. Be cautious and circumspect with spending. Think long term. This is not a time for adventures in judging how the world is doing financially.
The money that comes to you now is the result of work, or help, but not luck. Do not think of saving yourself with the lottery, the money comes, but it is not that way.
What does the Card of the Eight of Pentacles mean in health?
It is possible that you need to take measures in order to improve your state of health. Improving and perfecting yourself entails a great deal of tension and stress, even if you are not aware of it, your body feels it and suffers from it.
Try to relax, have fun, take a little of the attention you spend every day in a little recreation.
What does the Eight of Pentacles mean spiritually?
Consider the spiritual aspect of life in the things you do, the things you put your time and effort into…are they really worth it? If so, try to maintain a degree of spirituality as you continue to advance and improve.
But if you find that despite the achievements there is a dark, unsatisfactory feeling beneath the surface, ask yourself questions and take matters into your own hands. Life goes by in a hurry and we only have this one.
It is not good to reach old age with a lot of achievements but a feeling of inexplicable emptiness. The soul is very important at the end of the day.
What does the card of the Eight of Pentacless upside down or reversed mean?
The Eight of Pentacles reversed, General meaning: When reversed, this card continues to signal that you are very involved in a task and that you are actually getting achievements for it, no doubt your dedication and will are getting the results you were looking for….
But what if you have become obsessed with such perfectionism that it is jeopardizing some aspects of your life?
Whether it’s work, finances or the work of improving a love relationship, a posture of incessant perfectionism can complicate things.
You have become attached to a way of doing things, that’s your way, and if the rules change, it’s hard for you to move out of that comfort zone where you have mastered your skills and have the capabilities to the fullest.
Sometimes you have to innovate, make corrections, there are always unforeseen events, new positions and points of view, elements that we had not taken into account, and attached to your way of doing, perfectionism can become a very big obstacle that jeopardizes your success and thus, you end up being your worst enemy for the achievement you wanted to reach
The Eight of Pentacless asks you to be looser, more open, not to be afraid to make a fool of yourself, to allow yourself trial and error, that you don’t need to be in control all the time and that many times you only learn based on mistakes and trials.
This becomes very important for example when you must do or start a new and unknown task or activity for you, you should not allow the fear of making a mistake and being ridiculed by your inexperience or lack of knowledge in the subject to take you out of the game.
In another aspect, this inverse card may indicate that although you give one hundred percent and your commitment is total, the results take time to appear or are not achieved, which fills you with frustration and disappointment, leading you to think about what you are doing wrong that you do not get results.
Well, there is a fine line between dedication and stubbornness, and simply sometimes in life we are putting energy into something that no matter what we do is never going to change.
This can be a job or a love relationship, where no matter how hard you try, nothing seems to get better. At this point you must have the wisdom to know when to give up your effort, or perhaps, ask yourself if you are not putting and wasting your actions in the wrong direction.
Perhaps you are focusing on very fine details, too perfectionistic and not seeing the bigger picture, the big picture as a whole. You have become stubborn and focused on only part of the problem and not on the whole.
For example: You sell pizzas and you think that the low sales are due to the wrong sauce and you are obstinate in improving that, when maybe the problem is in the way you advertise your product, the customer service or in the whole! So when something isn’t working for you, you need to ask questions and look at a broad spectrum
On a more negative note, the Eight of Pentacles can signal that you lack initiative and ambition, you are content with things as they are and do not seek to improve or acquire new skills and knowledge. You are looking for quick results, the shortest path and immediate satisfaction…the hard work of achieving better results is not in your plans at the moment!
Therefore, if what you get does not satisfy you, you should review this attitude and ask yourself how much of yourself you are willing to involve and commit to achieve greater success and satisfaction.
What does the reversed Eight of Pentacles mean in love?
The reversed Eight of Pentacles is an indication that you, your partner, or both of you, are not putting in the work required for the relationship to improve and excel.
A relationship is not a parking lot where one simply arrives, parks and is happy for life forever. Relationships are worked on, perfected and built, there is no other way.
You can only control what you do, so forget for a moment what the other party does and do your best, and see what happens. Try it yourself without expecting or asking from the other, and then see if it is worth continuing the effort or not.
In another aspect it can mean that you, your partner or both are obsessed with changing something that is only a very small part of the grand scheme, losing yourself in a minor improvement that generates nothing in the overall result.
If you are lonely, the card indicates that you must work to find love. You don’t open the door, love falls from the sky, you must go out, get involved, surround yourself with people and opportunities to meet people, because the more you have of it, the more chances you have.
What does the card of the Eight of Pentacles reversed mean at work?
It is a card, even reversed, that signals change. The change can be indicated in two ways… on the one hand, maybe you should give more of yourself, to aspire and act more to achieve better results, things do not come by themselves and no one gives anything in this world, much always depends on you!
On the other hand, the card may indicate that it is a good time for you to leave or change that unsatisfactory job for a better one. It is a good time to do something on your own in an independent way, encourage yourself and take the plunge. You will get more out of it than in traditional work channels.
In another aspect, the card may indicate that you will have an overload of extra work, your bosses and employers require more and more, although you are already giving 110%. Analyze if it is worth so much dedication or if it brings you nothing but fatigue without any economic retribution.
What does the card of the Eight of Pentacles reversed mean in money and finances?
The reversed Eight of Pentacles indicates that you may be a little delusional about money and how to get it. You are looking for quick fixes and are not willing to work too hard to get it.
Luck is not associated with this reversed card so your dreams of winning the lottery and solving all your problems may be a fantasy from which you need to wake up.
Success sometimes hits people and we find amazing stories of instant success stories, but in the aggregate, the proportion is really very low. All success is built with hard work and dedication, there seems to be no other way.
It is time to wait and be patient. “good things come to those who wait” goes the saying, and in this case it is very appropriate.
What does the reversed Eight of Pentacles mean in health?
The reversed Eight of Pentacles gives you impulses to react, as you do little work in taking some kind of action in order to improve your state of health. There is always something that can be done to improve if you have the initiative to do so.
If you don’t know what to do to improve your overall health, or if you are having troubling symptoms and don’t know how to fix it, don’t hesitate to seek the help of a medical professional. Ignoring things does not lead to healing.
What does the Inverse Eight of Pentacles card mean spiritually?
The inverse Eight of Pentacles, once again, urges some kind of action, even in the context of a spiritual issue. This is not the time for quiet contemplation if you are seeking spiritual growth.
This is a time for taking steps, meeting new people, trying new approaches, going places, and for opening yourself up…all of which “takes a lot of work.” You can do it and the benefits you know well can be enormous.
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