8 of Pentacles - The diligent worker

I did an “Enter the Card” exercise with this one. But obviously I also haven’t worked on my card yesterday. I do have some thoughts, actually. So I’m planning to add them later (on Death - transition… and letting go) as well as on the 8 of Pentacles. Now, I do have work that has come in, and since diligence and hard precise work (the Victorian Romantic innevitably makes me think of a “work of love” since the subjects of the work are vases… You do the best work when you do it with love I say… And love is a constant long-term work to me as well… Maybe that ties it to the Lovers?).

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What came out of that exercise was that:

What you find beautiful is only as beautiful as the effort you put in it. The investment, the care, the focus make it not only something useful and practical, but something close to a work of art, and certainly of love. To me it came out as what is worth loving is worth working on, and a way to express love is through dedication - at making it work? I couldn’t get the Vase/cup analogy out of my head obviously.

Of course, considering the amount of vases on his shelf, it made me wonder if he just did serial work… Sort of a workaholic. I mean, the weather looks lovely outside. (when I think about it: that’s me, man). He is enthralled in what he is doing, and yet the day is not over and who knows… there is a leaf on the floor… Maybe he needs to go out to find new inspiration? I mean, is this guy neglecting other things to do only what he loves?

P.S. I can make a sentence now with my Personae/Personality & Soul card, tied with my shadow cards:

It’s nice (and natural) for me to seek control, to want to control things (The Emperor)… and to want it my way…

But I need to remain adaptable, and to remember that things/situations/people come and go (how Buddhist… Death) and that I can always change what doesn’t work… I just need to let go of the control sometimes…

And take life as it comes… Adapt… Deal with changes and surprise without freaking out (The Fool). Sometimes, I may just need to follow the flow and go to where my heart leads, however much Señor Emperor wants to build his boundaries, his order, his control control control…

This said, control is good sometimes! (for me)

That’s my take, feel free to disagree.

Images of the cards are from the Victorian Romantic Tarot, courtesy of Magic Realist Press