Lunar Monday: The Eight of Pentacles

Pentacles represent money, career advancement and material goods and skills needed to provide security. It is about the material comfort levels of our physical existence. This suit's element is earth. Pentacles represented the merchant class. Its element is north.
The story set forth in this suit is one of an ambitious young person who wishes to establish themselves in business, It details the struggles of that person until finally their dream is achieved. These cards represent manifestation.

The eight represents the apprentice or the enthusiastic student, who pursues his or her work with the sheer joy of loving what he or she is doing. It emphasizes that hard labor will bring its own rewards. It also suggests the need for meticulous attention to detail.

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According to Jungian Tarot:

Without question this is one of the most intriguing and mysterious cards of the Tarot. It means the essence of subtlety and diplomacy applied to some specific end. Great intelligence and seriousness is involved in a very detailed presentation. A plan appears accurate and complete, but is really a cover for secret ideas and intentions. The totality is never shown openly: events are surreptitiously arranged; people are discreetly manipulated without their knowledge.

Caution and critical attention to detail is essential. The agenda is hidden, but what emerges is of profound significance. This could mean academic honours, very serious news, the offer of an important position, or something agreed-upon in private consideration and negotiation.



It cannot be said, generally that the eight of pentacles/coins represents either a good or bad situation. It is, rather, a condition of sub rosa activity, the results of which depend on what has gone before and the people involved. If surrounding influences are positive, secret work will yield results of excellence and strength. With negative conditions, this card may suggest the presence of dishonesty, lies, or a vicious plot.