DILIGENCE KNOWLEDGE DETAIL
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SHOWING DILIGENCE making an effort working hard applying yourself totally being absorbed in a project dedicating yourself to a task plugging away producing steady results Reversed Early Phase: You may need to work harder in the future. A demanding project may be coming up. You may get involved in a new task. People may start gearing up for a big effort. Late Phase: The hard work is behind you. You no longer need to work up a sweat. A project is winding down. Overtime is less available. You can slow down a bit. |
INCREASING KNOWLEDGE taking a course learning a new craft or skill receiving training pursuing greater understanding researching finding out the facts increasing expertise Reversed Early Phase: You may begin a course of study. You may need to increase your knowledge. School may become an option. An area of research may open up. Late Phase: The time for study and learning is ending. A course is finishing up. Your knowledge is decreasing. The research is nearing completion. You found out what you needed to know. |
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being painstaking/extra careful approaching a task methodically getting down to the nitty-gritty handling all the loose ends checking and rechecking noticing the fine points |
Reversed Early Phase: Details may become important. People could start being more methodical. The need for monitoring may become clear. Care may be required in the future. Late Phase: Extra care is no longer required. The need to check and double-check is past. You're less painstaking now. The detail work is ending. |
Description
On the Eight of Pentacles we see a young man who is hammering away at a coin. He has finished six and has another coin to go. It is clear this project absorbs all his attention. He's isolated himself from others (the town in the background) in order to concentrate. Here we see the essential elements of the Eight of Pentacles: hard work and attention to detail.
This card often implies a time of great diligence and focus. It advises you to hammer away at the business of the moment, whether a project, family difficulty, or unpleasant duty. Sometimes blessings fall into our laps; other times we must put out great effort to obtain them. The Eight of Pentacles tells you to give 100 percent. Just buckle down and do it. Fortunately, this kind of work is invigorating and leads to superb results.
The Eight of Pentacles can also symbolize the impulse to learn—to broaden horizons (to use an old-fashioned term). Sometimes we need to develop new skills. We do research, dig out facts, or search for greater expertise. The Hermit is looking for inner knowledge. The man on the Eight of Pentacles seeks external knowledge—the how and why of the material world.
This card can also show the need for meticulous attention. People who are painstaking are often dismissed as nitpickers, but their extra effort ensures everything is as it should be. It's a matter of caring—taking the time to check the little details. Now is not the time to be slipshod or casual. Look for errors, and tie up loose ends. The key to success is an extraordinary effort. Whatever your task, the Eight of Pentacles tells you to give it your all in every way.
Some Possible Opposing Cards
Four of Cups—lacking interest, not caring, apathetic
Seven of Cups—lazy, lacking drive
Some Possible Reinforcing Cards
Magician—focus and concentration
Hierophant—learning, studying
Nine of Wands—keeping at it, persistence
